Lesson 4: CPAR Gong – A percussion musical instrument that is usually

Art Forms and Practices: Visayas and Mindanao made of metal

Semmek – The collective term for dresses made by the
Region 6 (Western Visayas) Yakan women using abaca, pineapple, and bamboo
Tanyak Tanyak – A custom of face painting by the use of
Capiz (Capiz) – Crafts and decorations made from a mixture of flour and water done in wedding
seashells ceremonies
Cariñosa (Panay Island) – A dance introduced by the
Spaniards performed for flirting with the female dancer Region 10 (Northern Mindanao)
utilizing either a fan or handkerchief
Dandansoy (originated in Iloilo) – A Visayan folk song Kudyapi – An instrument that looks like a boat and has
about a person leaving a boy, named Dandansoy, to go two strings
back home Hinabol (Bukidnon) – A hand-woven fabric made by the
Hablon (Iloilo) – It is the process of making fabrics using ethnic Higaonon Tribe
piña, abaca, or cotton in Iloilo. Idangdang (Bukidnon) – A ballad song that is about
Patadyong (Antique, Iloilo, Negros Occidental) – A recalling historical Events
weaved cloth that has a colorful plaid or checkered Panika (Bukidnon) – A headdress worn during festivities
design made of native materials
Hinilawod (Panay Island) – A 29,000-verse epic poem
about the heroes of Region 11 (Davao Region)
Panay chanted for three days; Hinilawod translates to
“Tales from the Mouth Dagmay – A weaved fabric made by the Mandaya tribe
of the Halawod River” that is usually used by women as a skirt, as well as
Pagrara (Iloilo) – A hand-woven basket made of blankets or wraps for the dead
bamboo Bagobo Inabal – A traditional textile made from abaca
Piña (Aklan) – The use of piña fabric, which come from with a special weave worn only by women and has a
mature pineapple leaves that are scraped, cleaned, and shine from the beeswax applied during the weaving
dried before being woven process
Sinamay (Negros Island) – A fabric woven from abaca
fibers from processed abaca trees Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN)

Region 7 (Central Visayas) Ginakit (Sarangani) – Brightly colored boats used by

Muslim royals and High-ranking people in Mindanao
Gapnod (Negros Oriental) – A dance reenacting the during the pre-colonial and Spanish Periods, and now
discovery of an image of St. Anthony of Padua, the showcased in the Pakaradyan Festival
patron saint of Sibulan, by a fisherman
Guitar (Cebu) – A musical instrument that has 6 strings Tabih (General Santos City, Sarangani, South Cotabato)
Kuradang (Bohol) – A wedding dance performed with – A hand-woven cloth made by the B’laan people
the accompaniment of T’nalak (South Cotabato) – Made by the T’boli people,
a rondalla it is a method of weaving abaca inspired by the weaver’s
Mazurka Boholana (Bohol) – A Spanish-inspired dreams.
ballroom dance where the female character wears a
Maria Clara Region 13 (Caraga)
Sinulog (Cebu) – A dance that represents the “sulog”
(current) of a river in Cebu performed during the Butuan boats (Agusan del Norte) – An edged-pegged
Sinulog Festival plank type boat made from hardwood
Surtido Cebuano (Cebu) – A square dance performed by Itik-Itik (originated in Surigao del Sur) – A dance in
several pairs that combines influences of Spanish, which the steps mimic the gestures of a duck
Mexican, French, as well as indigenous elements Suyam (Agusan del Sur) – A kind of embroidery made
together by the Manobo people

Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao

(BARMM)
Basey mats (Samar) – Basey, Samar is renowned for its
woven sleeping mats, locally known as banig Malong (Sulu, all over Mindanao) – A large, wrap-
Kuratsa (originated in Leyte) – A courtship dance around skirt which displays the okir design
performed during fiestas, family gatherings, as well as Okir (Tawi-Tawi) – A distinct geometric and flowing
weddings plant design and folk motifs found among the Moro and
Tinikling (originated in Leyte) – A dance which involves Lumad people
two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles Pis Syabit (Sulu) – A headdress worn by men to
on the ground and against each other in coordination represent one’s rank in society
with one or more dancers Seputangan (Basilan) – A woven fabric, considered to
be one of the earliest weaving techniques, worn by the
Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) Yakan women
Singkil (Lanao del Sur) – A folk dance which depicts the
Bunga Sama – The highest form of Yakan weaving that epic poem, Darangen
has patterns that Sarimanok (Lanao del Sur) – The symbol of Maranao art
represent the universe which depicts a legendary, colorful bird that symbolizes
good fortune.