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Textile Arts of Minorities

Chapter 5 discusses the textile arts of various minority groups, highlighting the significance and techniques of traditional weaving practices. It details the T'nalak process of the T'boli people, along with other indigenous textiles like Dagmay, Pis Syabit, Seputangan, and Inaul, each reflecting unique cultural identities and beliefs. The chapter emphasizes the labor-intensive nature of these crafts and the importance of passing down these skills through generations.

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Textile Arts of Minorities

Chapter 5 discusses the textile arts of various minority groups, highlighting the significance and techniques of traditional weaving practices. It details the T'nalak process of the T'boli people, along with other indigenous textiles like Dagmay, Pis Syabit, Seputangan, and Inaul, each reflecting unique cultural identities and beliefs. The chapter emphasizes the labor-intensive nature of these crafts and the importance of passing down these skills through generations.

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CHAPTER 5: LESSON 2

TEXTILE ARTS OF
MINORITIES
PRESENTED BY: ROSENDE, EUNELYN L.
INTRODUCTION

Textiles, one of humanity’s earliest technologies, are created from natural or artificial fibers
using methods like weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting, pleating, and looping. These
techniques produce diverse materials such as cotton, linen, silk, and wool.

A key example is the Bayeux Tapestry (1070–1080 A.D.), which visually narrates the Norman
Conquest of England in 1066. In the 20th century, artists began using textiles in new ways,
exploring their social and conceptual significance beyond traditional functions.
Textiles

 Textile art involves creating objects using fibers from plants, animals, insects (like silk
worms), or synthetic materials. It is an ancient craft, with textile fragments dating back
to prehistoric times. Originally, textiles were made for warmth, protection, and
insulation.
Examples include tapestries, rugs, quilts, and clothing.

 Different cultures developed unique textile-making techniques, with famous examples


like Chinese silks and Turkish rugs. Today, contemporary artists use fibers in innovative
ways.
THE T'NALAK PROCESS
The T'nalak is a sacred, traditional cloth woven by T'boli women of Lake Sebu,
symbolizing birth, life, marriage, and death. The intricate weaving process is passed down
through generations, requiring years of practice to master.
Key Steps in the T'nalak Process:

1. Kedungon or abaca plant – harvesting of the abaca and the stripping of the fibers.
2. Tembong or connecting – segregating the fibers and connecting them from end to end.
3. Semdang or setting – preparing or setting the fibers on the loom for knotting.
4. Mebed or designing – knotting the fibers prior to resist-dyeing.
5. Temogo or dyeing and hemto or untying of knot - gathering and preparing the natural
dyes, dyeing the warp and untying knots.
6. Mewel or weaving – setting the dyed warp on the backstrap loom.
7. Semaki or ironing – burnishing the surface of the t’nalak.
Philippine Traditional Weaving Practices And Colorful
Indigenous Textiles

1. T’nalak And T’boli - T'nalak is a traditional


handwoven fabric from the T'boli people of the
Philippines. It is made from abaca fibers and
features intricate patterns that reflect T'boli culture
and beliefs. The fabric is considered sacred and is
often used in rituals and special occasions. The
weaving process is labor-intensive and requires
skill, passed down through generations of T'boli
weavers, particularly women known as "dream
weavers."
2. Dagmay is the traditional handwoven cloth of the Mandaya
tribe, an indigenous group residing in Mindanao. It is crafted
using abaca fibers, which are stripped, dried, and woven into
textiles using a backstrap loom, a weaving tool manually
operated by skilled artisans.

The designs are intricate and inspired by folklore, nature, and


spiritual beliefs. Among the most prominent patterns is the
crocodile motif, which symbolizes protection and plays a vital
role in Mandaya traditions.

Mandaya women, often learning the craft from childhood,


master the intricate handweaving process, carefully embedding
traditional patterns into the fabric.
3. Pis Syabit is a traditional Tausug woven tapestry made from
cotton or silk, primarily used as a head covering. It is created by
expert weavers in Barangay Guimba Lagasan, Parang, Sulu.
One of the most respected weavers was Darhata Sawabi, who was
recognized as a GAMABA Awardee in 2005 for her dedication to the
art.

The cloth is characterized by bold, contrasting colors and precise


geometric patterns consisting of squares, triangles, and diamonds.
These patterns not only serve aesthetic purposes but also represent
Tausug traditions, status, and cultural identity.

Darhata Sawabi’s legacy lies not only in her firm strokes and sharp
color sensitivity but also in her commitment to teaching the
younger women of Parang how to weave and sustain their livelihood
through this age-old tradition.
4. Seputangan is the most intricate woven textile of the Yakan
people, originally from Basilan Island in the Philippines. Due to
armed conflicts in the 1970s, many Yakan families relocated to
Upper Calarian, Zamboanga City, establishing Yakan Village as
a hub for traditional weaving.

Woven using pineapple and abaca fibers, it is traditionally worn


by Yakan women as a head covering or waist cloth. The
textile’s rich colors come from herbal dyes, and its complex
designs are made using a supplementary weft technique, where
silk is manually inserted to create detailed geometric patterns.

Known for their bold, technicolor weaves, the Yakan incorporate


squares, diamonds, and triangles into seputangan, symbolizing
spiritual beliefs and traditions.
5. Inaul is a traditional handwoven fabric of the Maguindanao people,
primarily used for making malong, a wraparound skirt worn by both
men and women.

The three primary types of threads used in weaving inaul are tanor,
which has a cotton-like texture, rayon, which is silky, and katiyado,
which has a shiny appearance. Sometimes, rayon and tanor are blended
to produce a malong called mestiza.

The colors woven into the fabric hold deep cultural meanings, with red
representing bravery, green symbolizing peace, black denoting dignity,
and white signifying sadness.

Today, inaul has expanded beyond malong production and is now


incorporated into modern clothing, including gowns, polo shirts, and
trousers.
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