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Local Materials in The Philippines

The document discusses several local materials found in the Philippines that are used for various products. It describes abaca, a bast fiber from the banana family that is used for textiles with a natural ivory color. Bamboo is used widely in construction, textiles, music instruments, and other products. Other materials mentioned include buntal fibers, coir from coconut trees, nito plant fibers, pandan plant splints, rafia from buri leaves, rattan from palm trees, and tikog sea grasses used for mat weaving. All of these local plant materials provide resources for Filipino crafts and industry.

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Local Materials in The Philippines

The document discusses several local materials found in the Philippines that are used for various products. It describes abaca, a bast fiber from the banana family that is used for textiles with a natural ivory color. Bamboo is used widely in construction, textiles, music instruments, and other products. Other materials mentioned include buntal fibers, coir from coconut trees, nito plant fibers, pandan plant splints, rafia from buri leaves, rattan from palm trees, and tikog sea grasses used for mat weaving. All of these local plant materials provide resources for Filipino crafts and industry.

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Local Materials

in the
Philippines
Abaca
• Bast fiber and
belongs to
Banana family
• Its fiber has a
natural luster
with colors
from pure
white to ivory
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and dark brown 2
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Bamboo
• Used as a raw
material in
creating many
products.
• Used in
construction,
textile, musical
instruments,
weapons, and
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Bungkaka
Tongatong BEST FOR You 5
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Buntal
• Cylindrically
shaped fibers.
• The supple ivory
white strands are
quite durable,
pliable, and have
good dyeing
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qualities
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Coir
• The fibrous
material
surrounding
the fruit of
the coconut
tree
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Nito
• A plant
belonging to the
fern family
• Grows
abundantly in
the hinterlands
of Mindanao
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Pandan
• Is a tropical
plant
• Processed and
transformed
into splints that
are being used
as raw material
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Rafia
• Fiber extracted from
unopened buri leaf in
3 stages
• It is loom woven into
fabrics or used as
wall coverings,
upholstery material,
folding doors and
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window hangings.
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Rattan
• Belongs to the palm
family
• There are different
types of rattan
palms, such as high
or low climbers,
single stemmed or
clustered rattan
species BEST FOR You
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Tikog
• Belongs to sea
grasses
• It is a native
reed plant used
as a raw
material for
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mat weaving
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