Unit 2:
Cordilleran Weaving
CAE 102 - Culture and Arts in Plural Societies
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Weaving
Practices and Traditions of Cordilleran's in Weaving
Provincial Weavings in Cordillera:
a. Ifugao
b. Benguet
c. Mt. Province
d. Kalinga
e. Abra
f. Apayao
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Practices and Traditions of
Weaving
Cordilleran's in Weaving
In the Cordillera region in the north of the Philippines,
there is a rich tradition of weaving that is cultural,
functional, and which represents the artistry of the
numerous ethnolinguistic groups living in the region.
Weaving knowledge within the Cordillera is not held in a
written form but is passed on via an oral tradition
where the master teachers of weaving are now elderly
women. The impact of the oral tradition as an unwritten
knowledge base for Cordillera weaving, is now in a
critical state and the weaving tradition may become
extinct.
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Practices and Traditions of
Weaving
Cordilleran's in Weaving
The groups of weavers from the Cordillera are
identified by their ethnolinguistic languages
and represent cultures which use their
language to represent identities specific to
place, ritual, belief, work, culture
Almost each province in the region has its
own weaving traditions, each one
distinctly unique from each other.
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Practices and Traditions of
Weaving
Cordilleran's in Weaving
In village societies across the
Cordillera, weavers play
creative and culturally valuable
roles. This is clearly evidenced
in the exhibited handwoven
textiles, which demonstrate
women’s consummate artistry
and innate mathematical
acumen.
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Practices and Traditions of
Weaving
Cordilleran's in Weaving
In Northern Luzon, Philippines,
weaving is a practice that is
deeply embedded in the culture
of the people and community.
Weaving is the process of
interlacing the “warp” (vertical
threads) and the “weft”
(horizontal threads) on a
backstrap loom and a foot loom.
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Practices and Traditions of
Weaving
Cordilleran's in Weaving
Traditionally, most of the woven fabrics in the
Cordillera are produced through the backstrap
loom which entails body tension movement
because as the weaver leans back, tension is
produced to hold the warp in place
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Practices and Traditions of
Weaving
Cordilleran's in Weaving
The hand weaving industry in the Philippine
Cordilleras is not just a tradition but also a means of
community teamwork, socialization and
cooperation. Weavers are primarily farmers.
Weaving is done after farm work is done. Weaving in
the early times was not considered work but a form
of recreation.
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Practices and Traditions of
Weaving
Cordilleran's in Weaving
In the process of winding, warping, weavers
discuss issues, joke with one another, eat
together and communing with each other
becoming closer and stronger as a group
through weaving cooperation.
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Practices and Traditions of
Weaving
Cordilleran's in Weaving
Backstrap weaving does not need a wide area and
it’s mobile because the parts are not assembled upon
actual weaving, just rolled, it can be moved from
one place to another without difficulty. Since it is
mobile, weavers can decide to assemble and weave
anywhere, under their houses or a tree where others
can just come and socialize with them. Any passerby
can stop and help in the weaving, entangling any
entangled thread or would do any errand for the tied
weaver.
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Practices and Traditions of
Weaving
Cordilleran's in Weaving
Design
Traditional geometric designs for Cordillera
cloths include v- and x-shaped tiktiko,
diamond-shaped matmata, sopo shaped like
flowers and kulibangbang that resemble
butterflies.
Unit 2:
Cordilleran Weaving
Provincial Weavings in Cordillera:
a. Ifugao
b. Benguet
c. Mt. Province
d. Kalinga
e. Abra
f. Apayao
Research!
Research online information of the
different Provincial Weavings in Cordillera.
Find out the:
a. Brief History
b. Weaving techniques
c. Weaving designs
Then, you will be reporting it on September 14
(Wednesday). You can use PPT in presenting your
research.
