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  2. Inabel - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Ilocano people - Wikipedia

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    The traditional Ilocano dress for women during the colonial period consisted of the pandilíng (skirt) and kimona (blouse), which were made from inabel, a hand-loomed textile. The inabel fabric was intricately woven by the women themselves, featuring designs inspired by nature, such as diamonds, shells, and stripes. The colors chosen reflected ...

  4. Tapis (Philippine clothing) - Wikipedia

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    Tapis across various cultures in the Philippines may generally refer to a single, rectangular piece of cloth one wraps around oneself as clothing, but is also the term for a colorful, hand-woven wraparound skirt common in the pre-colonial period, and which is still used today as part of the María Clara gown and by culturally conservative tribes.

  5. World Costume Festival - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Music of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Original Pilipino Music, more commonly referred to as OPM, a commercial acronym coined by Danny Javier of the APO Hiking Society, [8] originally referred only to the pop genre of music from the Philippines, predominantly ballads and novelty numbers, that became popular after the wane of its direct 1970s commercial predecessor, Manila sound.

  7. Philippine folk music - Wikipedia

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    Folk music musical instruments. The music of the Philippines' many Indigenous peoples are associated with the various occasions that shape life in indigenous communities, including day-to-day activities as well as major life-events, which typically include "birth, initiation and graduation ceremonies; courtship and marriage; death and funeral rites; hunting, fishing, planting and harvest ...

  8. La Union - Wikipedia

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    The municipality of Bangar is renowned for its loom-weaving industry, producing inabel, a traditional Ilocano fabric. [138] Abel means to weave in Ilocano, and inabel refers specifically to textiles that are distinctly Ilocano in origin. The town has been known for centuries for its expertise in producing these fabrics, a key element of the ...

  9. Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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    The fabric had turned into peat, but was still identifiable. Many bodies at the site had been wrapped in fabric before burial. Eighty-seven pieces of fabric were found associated with 37 burials. Researchers have identified seven different weaves in the fabric. One kind of fabric had 26 strands per inch (10 strands per centimeter).