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Painting
Dancing
Weaving
Sculpting
Pottery
Other arts
Introduced by Spaniards during 16th century.
Spaniards use paintings as religious
propaganda.
Watercolor paintings
increased and the subject matter of paintings began
to include landscapes, Filipino inhabitants, Philippine
fashion, and government officials.
Portrait paintings
featured the painters themselves, Filipino jewelry, and
native furniture.
landscape paintings
featured artists' names painted ornately as well as
day-to-day scenes of average Filipinos partaking in
their daily tasks.
During World War II, some painters focused
their artwork on the effects of war, including
battle scenes, destruction, and the suffering
of the Filipino people.
Types of Filipino dance
Cordillera
Muslim
Tribal
Rural
Spanish style dances.
Cordillera
Banga
▪ illustrates the grace and strength of women in the
Kalinga tribe.
▪ Women performing the Banga balance heavy pots on
their heads while dancing to beat of wind chimes.
Lumagen or Tachok
▪ is performed to celebrate happy occasions
▪ When Lumagen is performed, it is meant to symbolize
flying birds and is musically-paired to the beat of gongs.
Bendayan
Lumagen/Tachok
Manmanok
Ragsaksakan
Salisid
▪ is the dance to show courtship.
▪ In the Salisid dance, a male and a female performer represent
a rooster attempting to attract a hen.
Salip
Tarektek
Uyaoy/Uyauy
Tribal dance
Malakas at Maganda
▪ is a national folklore dance.
▪ It tells the story of the origin of the Filipino people on the islands
Kadal Blelah
Kadal Tahaw
Binaylan
▪ the Binaylan dance, tells the story of a hen, the hen's baby, and a
hawk. In this dance, the hawk is said to control a tribe's well-being,
and is killed by hunters after attempting to harm the hen's baby.
Bagobo Rice Cycle
Dugso
Traditional Filipino Dances
Tinikling
▪ take two long bamboo sticks rapidly and in rhythm, clap
sticks for dancers to artistically and daringly try to avoid
getting their feet caught between them
Singkil
▪ In this dance, there are four bamboo sticks arranged in
a tic-tac-toe pattern in which the dancers exploit every
position of these clashing sticks.
▪ is identifiable with the use of umbrellas and silk clothing
Binasuan
Fabrics
abaca
Pineapple
Cotton
bark cloth
Textiles, clothes, rugs, baskets and hats
Nipis
From the transitional carving of anitos to the
santos to Christ and down to the saints,
Filipinos find it rather not difficult as they are
already familiar with the ways of the wood.
Clay/Mud
ceramic jars
water vessels
Plates
Cups
“Tanaga” is a type of Filipino poetry.
“Kutkut” is an art technique used between
the 15th and 18th centuries.