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A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
Manunggul Jar displayed at Philippine National Museum of Anthropology. The Manunggul Jar is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest Philippine pre-colonial artworks ever produced and is considered a masterpiece of Philippine ceramics. It is listed as a national treasure and designated as item 64-MO-74 [3] by the National Museum of the ...
Funerary art may serve many cultural functions. It can play a role in burial rites, serve as an article for use by the dead in the afterlife, and celebrate the life and accomplishments of the dead, whether as part of kinship-centred practices of ancestor veneration or as a publicly directed dynastic display.
Hanging coffins in China are known in Mandarin as xuanguan (simplified Chinese: 悬 棺; traditional Chinese: 懸 棺; pinyin: xuán guān) which also means "hanging coffin". They are an ancient funeral custom of some ethnic minorities. The most famous hanging coffins are those which were made by the Bo people (now extinct) of Sichuan and Yunnan.
Pablo Cueto Amorsolo (born Pablo Cueto; June 26, 1898 – February 21, 1945) [1] was a Filipino painter. He was the younger brother of the Philippine National Artist Fernando Amorsolo. [2][3][4][5][6] Limpia Botas by Pablo Amorsolo, University of Santo Tomas Collection. Fruit Vendor by Pablo Amorsolo, University of Santo Tomas Collection.
A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. [ 1 ] Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.
Shamans and their practices continue in some parts of the Philippines. [205] The art of constellation and cosmic reading and interpretation is a fundamental tradition among all Filipino ethnic groups, and the stars are used to interpret for communities to conduct farming, fishing, festivities, and other important activities.
La Barca de Aqueronte is a Neoclassic -style painting based by Hidalgo on his reading of Dante's Inferno while in Italy. [1][2] It is Hidalgo’s interpretation of damned souls journeying across the River Acheron towards the gates of hell or Hades. [1][2] The protagonist of the painting is the boatman of classical mythology named Charon, [1][2 ...