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Inabel, [1] sometimes referred to as Abel Iloco or simply Abel, [2] is a weaving tradition native to the Ilocano people of Northern Luzon in the Philippines. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The textile it produces is sought after in the fashion and interior design industries due to its softness, durability, suitability in tropical climates, and for its austere ...
Magdalena Gamayo, a native of the cotton farming Barangay of Lumbaan-Bicbica, Pinili, Ilocos Norte, [3] learned the Ilocano weaving tradition of making inabel from her aunt at age 16. She taught herself on how to execute the traditional patterns of binakol , inuritan (geometric design), kusikos (orange-like spiral forms), and sinan-sabong ...
Ethnic group Ilocano people Tattao nga Iloko Ilocano women from Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur, c. 1900 Total population 8,746,169 (2020) Regions with significant populations Philippines (Ilocos Region, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, some parts of Mindanao especially in Soccsksargen) United States (Hawaii, California) Worldwide Languages Ilocano, Tagalog, English Religion ...
Binakael (binakel, binakol, binakul [1]) (transliterated, "to do a sphere") is a type of weaving pattern traditional in the Philippines. Patterns consisting entirely of straight lines are woven so as to create the illusion of curves and volumes. [ 2 ]
Bordered by Ilocos Sur to the north, Benguet to the east, and Pangasinan to the south, with the South China Sea to the west, La Union is located 273 kilometers (170 miles) north of Metro Manila and 57 kilometers (35 miles) northwest of Baguio City. The province spans an area of 1,497.70 square kilometers (578.27 square miles).
Its organizers aim to promote tourism as well as encourage native loom-weaving and fabrics. [7] There is an emphasis on fabric materials and Philippine weaving methods such as batik, abel, and piña, from different parts of the Philippines. [6] A festival was held in Vigan City in the last week of April in 2013. [8]
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Also known as the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of La Naval de Manila, it is the largest church in Metro Manila and one of the biggest churches in Asia and serves as the base of the Dominicans in the Philippines. The church contains works murals painted by NA Carlos "Botong" Francisco, which shows the life of St. Dominic de Guzman