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Central and Eastern Visayas Folk Arts

Central and Eastern Visayas in the Philippines are known for their folk arts, including basketry, woodworking, weaving and other crafts. Cebu is famous for baskets made of rattan or bamboo and guitars crafted from jackfruit wood. Bohol is noted for its beaches, rainforests and chocolate hills, as well as basketry. Siquijor is renowned for its mysticism and crafts made of wood, shells and fibers. Samar residents excel at banig mat weaving using local reed grass. Leyte celebrates its Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival honoring ancient tattooed warriors and produces soft brooms, seagrass bags and sinamay hand

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Central and Eastern Visayas Folk Arts

Central and Eastern Visayas in the Philippines are known for their folk arts, including basketry, woodworking, weaving and other crafts. Cebu is famous for baskets made of rattan or bamboo and guitars crafted from jackfruit wood. Bohol is noted for its beaches, rainforests and chocolate hills, as well as basketry. Siquijor is renowned for its mysticism and crafts made of wood, shells and fibers. Samar residents excel at banig mat weaving using local reed grass. Leyte celebrates its Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival honoring ancient tattooed warriors and produces soft brooms, seagrass bags and sinamay hand

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  • Central and Eastern Visayas Folk Arts: An overview of folk arts from Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, Samar, and Leyte, highlighting the unique cultural contributions of each province.
  • Cebu: Details the folk arts of Cebu, focusing on basketry and the crafting of jewelry and musical instruments using indigenous methods.
  • Bohol: Explores Bohol's natural attractions and its basketry industry, particularly in the town of Antiquera.
  • Siquijor: Highlights Siquijor's mystical reputation and its diverse crafts including woodcraft, shell crafts, and beaded items.
  • Samar: Discusses Samar's weaving industry, particularly banig mats made from tikog reed grass.
  • Leyte: Covers Leyte's craft industries such as brooms and bags, and highlights the cultural Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival.

Central and

Eastern Visayas
Folk Arts
Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, Samar, Leyte
A. Cebu
• known as the “Queen City
of the South”
•Cebuano folk arts includes
basketry and handcrafting of
jewelry and musical
instruments.
• Baskets are made up of rattan,
bamboo, or sigid vine
•Mactan produce guitars and
ukuleles made up of langka or soft
jackfruit wood.
•Cebu artists use indigenous method
blend with modern materials as
shown in their fashionable
jewelries and furnitures.
Cebu
B. Bohol
• It is the 10 largest island in
th

the Philippines.
•Famous for its three main
attractions: tropical rainforest,
the tarsier and the chocolate
hills.
•The beaches surrounding
their islands offer snorkeling
and diving facilities.
•Basketry is one of the earliest
industries established in
Bohol particularly in the town
of Antiquera.
Bohol
C. Siquijor
• It is the third smallest
province in the country.
•It is famous for its mystery and
mysticism especially for those
who believe in witchcraft and
sorcery with the island having
a reputation of black art.
•It is also known as “Isla del
Fuego” (Island of Fire) due to
glow during sunset as multitude
of fireflies gather the molave
trees prevalent in the Island.
• Siquijor crafts include wood
crafting, shell crafts, basket,
beaded items, handbags and
hats.
Siquijor
Samar
D. Samar
• It is the third largest city in the
Philippines.
• Banig weaving is the common
source of income, most especially
of women weavers in Basey, Samar.
•These mats measures 2x3 meters
and are thin as a clipboard.
• Thematerial use for weaving is
called “tikog” a special reed
grass which grows in swampy
areas along rice fields.
Leyte
E. Leyte
•Itis divided into two provinces:
Northern Leyte and Southern
Leyte.
•The major cities in Leyte are
Tacloban and Ormoc.
•Leyte crafts includes soft brooms,
bags woven from seagrass and
sinamay hand bags.
•It is also known as “Isla del
Fuego” (Island of Fire) due to
glow during sunset as multitude
of fireflies gather the molave
trees prevalent in the Island.
• Siquijor crafts include wood
crafting, shell crafts, basket,
beaded items, handbags and
hats.
•It also known for its bamboo
furniture and crafts.
•The province also celebrated
annual Pintados-Kasadyaan
Festival, a cultural religious
celebration based on the body
painting tradition of the ancient
tattooed warriors that represents
courage and beauty.
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival

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