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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 ...
' Ilocos North '), officially the Province of Ilocos Norte (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Ilocos Norte; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte), is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. It is located in the northwest corner of Luzon Island , bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra to the southeast, and Ilocos Sur to the ...
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 ...
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 ...
The vinta (locally known as lepa-lepa or sakayan) is a traditional boat, made by ethnic Bajau and Tausūg, living in Mindanao, the Sulu archipelago, North Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Sabah (Malaysia). These boats, sporting a single, colorful sail, are used for inter-island transport of people and goods. Zamboanga City is known for these vessels.
The National Living Treasures Award, alternatively known as the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA; lit. ' Award for the Creators of the Country '), is conferred to a person or group of artists recognized by the Government of the Philippines for their contributions to the country's intangible cultural heritage.
The song "Pamulinawen" is perhaps the most well-known song in the Ilocos region of the Philippines that pre-dates the arrival of the Spanish in 1521. The scholar Leopoldo Yabes wrote in 1936 that it is actually possibly the oldest song still known from the pre-Spanish era.