Lesson 12-Philippine Art History Part 1

VMA GLOBAL COLLEGE AND TRAINING CENTER, INC
High School Department
Learning Module
TEACHER: JOHN CARLO B. CONIENDO

GRADE LEVEL: 12
SUBJECT: CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM
THE REGIONS
UNIT TITLE: CONTEMPORARY ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
NO. CLASS HOURS: 4 HOURS
IV. PHILIPPINE ART HISTORY
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
1. To differentiate different art forms in various period in Philippine art history
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PHILIPPINE ART HISTORY
I. PRE-COLONIAL ART/ ETHNIC

ART
 “pre - triumph” - In art chronicle terms, we imply art a few times as of late the coming of
the essential colonizers.
 It is also described in cultural terms as “pre-colonial” as a term to use the general way of
life before colonization.
 In Pre – colonial Philippines, arts are for ritual purposes or for everyday use. Art of the
ancient Filipinos were woven into the fabric of everyday life. They do not refer to art as we
do today.
 They do not distinguish forms
into different categories like
music, theater, visual arts, etc.
Everyday expressions were all
integrated within rituals that
marked significant moments in a
community’s life, like planting,
harvesting, rites passage, funerary,
ceremonies, weddings, among
others.
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 When they told stories about the
hunt, this form of oral story telling
marked the beginnings of the
literature. When they imitated
movements of the animals they
hunted, this marked the early
beginnings of theater or play
acting. When they learned to add
drum beating and attach rhythm
to their movements, they have
given birth to music and dance.
 The country’s indigenous cultures through

the existence of ethnic musical instruments
such as pipes , flutes, zithers, drums, various
string instruments like kudyapi a three
stringed guitar, the kulintang – an array
bossed gongs, the gansa or flat gong, bamboo
percussion instruments, and the gong – large
bossed gong.
The following are the native dance

forms imitated from the movements of the animals:
1. Pangalay dance (Sulu) is mimetic of the movements of the sea birds
2. Mandaya’ Kinabua, Banog – banog (Higaonon & B’laan), and ma- manok
(Bagobos in Mindanao is imitated the movements of predatory birds.
3. Talip dance (Ifugao) that is used for courtship is mimetic of the movements of
wild fowls.
4. Inamo dance (Matigsalugs) and Kadaliwas dance (T’Boli) represent the
comedic movement of the monkey
5. Tinikling dance evocative of the movements of the crane, balancing itself on stilt – like legs
or flirting away from the clutches of bamboo traps.
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Famous artworks during pre – colonial

1. Carving
• Bulul (Cordillera) a granary God that plays an important role in rituals
Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to
guard the rice crop by the Ifugao (and their sub-tribe Kalanguya) peoples of northern
Luzon.
• Hagabi (Ifugao) a wooden bench
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Hagabi are traditionally large ceremonial benches carved for wealthy Ifugao families as
a symbol of wealth, power and prestige.
• Okir (Tausug / Samal / Badjao) mythical

sarimanok, the naga or serpent.
Okir or okkil is the term for geometric and flowing
designs (often based on an elaborate leaf and
vine pattern) and folk motifs that can be usually
found in Maranao and Muslim-influenced
artwork, especially in the southern Philippines,
and in some parts of Southeast Asia.
• Manunggul Jar discovered at

Manunggul cave of Palawan
Top of the cover is a boat with
two human beings, who portray
souls on the afterlife voyage.
The Manunggul Jar is a
secondary burial jar excavated
from a Neolithic burial site in the
Manunggul cave of the Tabon
Caves at Lipuun Point in
Palawan, Philippines.
2. Weaving
• Textile weaving
a. Pis siyabit (Tausug of Sulu) a headpiece woven
b. Malong (Maranao of Lanao del Sur)
• Mat and basket weaving

a. Tepo mat (Sama of Tawi-Tawi) a double layered made of Pandan leaves.
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b. Ovaloid basket (Itbayat, Batanes) a head sling made of nito or bamboo used to carry the
harvests.
c. Bubo (Ilocos region) a sturdy bamboo strips used to trap the fish.
3. Ornamentation - representations of various ethnolinguistic groups.

a. Wearing gold jewelry (upper class
Tagalog)
b. Tattooing (Visayan) it is believed to
protect the individual from evil
spirits, it is also a sign of bravery and
maturity.
II.
ISLAMIC ERA (13TH Century to the Present)
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 Islamic is characterized by geometric
designs and pattern selecting focus from
the believers.
 Even before the coming of Spanish
colonizers, Islam was already well
entrenched in Southern Philippines.
Filipino Muslims recognize that they
belong to an ummah or a community of
believers.
 Central to the Islamic faith is the doctrine
of or unity of God. This belief
emphasizes the impermanence of nature
and the incomprehensible greatness of
the Divine Being.
 In Islamic art we can
observe how artist are
influenced by the notion
of the Tawhid, we will
find that the interior of
mosques are covered with
elaborate patterning in
the form of reliefs to
draw the attention away
from the concrete object,
in other words away
from human forms and
nature” toward the
contemplation of the
divine”.
Happenings during Islamic era

1. Sultanate of Sulu was established Sayyid Abbubakar
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2. Quran or holy text was introduced
3. Building of religious school called Madrasah
4. Natives from Yakans , Basilan and Zamboanga were converted to Islam
5. Islamazation process In Mindanao became strong.
6. Islam became the religion and as a way of life of people in Mindanao (Tausug,
Maranao, Maguindanao, Yakan, Samal, Badjao).
REFERENCES
Cagampang, J. and Ladera, M. (2020).DEPED Learning Module: Contemporary Philippine Art
from the Region: Integrative Art as Applied to Contemporary Art.

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VMA GLOBAL COLLEGE AND TRAINING CENTER, INC

High School Department

TEACHER: JOHN CARLO B. CONIENDO

IV. PHILIPPINE ART HISTORY

I. PRE-COLONIAL ART/ ETHNIC

 The country’s indigenous cultures through

The following are the native dance

Famous artworks during pre – colonial

• Hagabi (Ifugao) a wooden bench

• Okir (Tausug / Samal / Badjao) mythical

• Manunggul Jar discovered at

• Mat and basket weaving

3. Ornamentation - representations of various ethnolinguistic groups.

ISLAMIC ERA (13TH Century to the Present)

Happenings during Islamic era

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