BASILAN – Yakan weavers on Saturday showed their craft in weaving natural fibers into colorful fabrics with intricate designs in a demonstration at the National Museum in Manila.
The country’s first permanent textile gallery, Hibla ng Lahing Filipino, said that the Yakans were the featured craftsmen at the gallery. The feature included Seputangan, a famous handwoven cloth of the Yakans containing intricate design and is usually worn as a head cover or around the waist.
The Yakans, of Basilan province, traditionally wear colorful, handwoven garments. They are one of the most distinctively dressed groups of people in Mindanao. A closer look at their garments will reveal the intricate patterns they employ in weaving.
The weekly weaving demonstrations at the Hibla gallery are part of the Lecture Series on Philippine Traditional Textiles and Indigenous Knowledge, which Senator Loren Legarda initiated since 2012 to perpetuate weaving and indigenous knowledge.
Previous demonstrators from the Cordillera Region were the Ifugao weavers from Kiangan, the Kalinga weavers from Mabilong Weaving Center of Buscalan and weavers from Samoki, Mountain Province.
Weavers from Panay Island also showcased their craft. Weavers from Arevalo, Iloilo demonstrated sinamay weaving, the Panay Bukidnons showcased their panubok embroidery, and weavers from Bagtason Loom Weavers Association in Bugasong, Antique showed how they make the colorful Patadyong. (Mindanao Examiner)
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