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    The document discusses different local materials used in contemporary art creations in the Philippines, including abaca fiber which is used to make slippers, frames, and furniture; bakbak fiber from abaca stalks used for mats, boxes, and furniture; bamboo used for musical instruments and construction materials; buntal and buri fibers used for bags, lamps, and baskets; coir from coconut trees used for carpets and doormats; nito fern used for baskets and decorations; pandan and raffia plant fibers used for baskets, hats, and bags; rattan used for furniture and baskets; tikiw reed used for baskets and carpets; and tik

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    The document discusses different local materials used in contemporary art creations in the Philippines, including abaca fiber which is used to make slippers, frames, and furniture; bakbak fiber from abaca stalks used for mats, boxes, and furniture; bamboo used for musical instruments and construction materials; buntal and buri fibers used for bags, lamps, and baskets; coir from coconut trees used for carpets and doormats; nito fern used for baskets and decorations; pandan and raffia plant fibers used for baskets, hats, and bags; rattan used for furniture and baskets; tikiw reed used for baskets and carpets; and tik

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    Local Materials

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    Jia Galan
    The document discusses different local materials used in contemporary art creations in the Philippines, including abaca fiber which is used to make slippers, frames, and furniture; bakbak fiber from abaca stalks used for mats, boxes, and furniture; bamboo used for musical instruments and construction materials; buntal and buri fibers used for bags, lamps, and baskets; coir from coconut trees used for carpets and doormats; nito fern used for baskets and decorations; pandan and raffia plant fibers used for baskets, hats, and bags; rattan used for furniture and baskets; tikiw reed used for baskets and carpets; and tik

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    DIFFERENT LOCAL MATERIALS USED IN THE

    CONTEMPORARY ART CREATION

    Local Materials in the Philippines

    1. ABACA belongs to Banana family.


    ▪ Its fiber has a natural luster with colors ranging from
    pure white to ivory and dark brown.
    Products:
    ▪ Slippers ▪ Frame
    ▪ Ropes ▪ Display jar
    ▪ Twine ▪ Jars
    ▪ Hammock ▪ Chelsea chair

    4. BUNTAL is cylindrically shaped fibers.


    ▪ The supple ivory strands are quite durable, pliable,
    and have good dyeing qualities.
    2. BAKBAK is the outermost covering or leaf sheath of
    Products:
    the abaca stalk.
    ▪ Bags ▪ Lampshades
    ▪ It is a flat thick durable sheath as twine or braided.
    ▪ Desk accessories (pen holders, file trays)
    The strong brown fiber used to make furniture.
    ▪ Wallets ▪ Window blinds
    Products:
    ▪ Place mats
    ▪ Mat ▪ Display Jar
    ▪ Boxes ▪ Cecilia dining table
    ▪ Bin ▪ Arm chair

    5. BURI is extracted from the matured leaves of the buri


    palm.
    ▪ The fiber is durable and resistant to moisture.
    Products:
    ▪ Hats ▪ Memorabilia boxes
    ▪ Bags ▪ Perfume Tray
    ▪ Baskets ▪ Other woven products
    3. BAMBOO is used as raw material in creating many
    products.
    ▪ It is used in construction, textile, musical
    instruments, weapons, and many more.
    Products:
    ▪ Kubing ▪ Angklung
    ▪ Bungkaka ▪ Pateteg
    ▪ Tongatong ▪ Gabbang
    6. COIR is the fibrous material surrounding the fruit of
    the coconut tree.
    Products: ▪ There are different types of rattan palms, such as
    ▪ Indoor or outdoor ▪ Geo Textile high or low climbers, single stemmed or clustered
    ▪ Fiber carpets ▪ Doormat rattan species.
    ▪ Wall covering Products:
    ▪ Baskets ▪ Valencia queen size bed
    ▪ Picture frames ▪ Rest divan
    ▪ Furniture and other novelty items
    ▪ Zoya lounge chair

    7. NITO is a plant belonging to the fern family that grows


    abundantly in the hinterlands of Mindanao.
    Products: 11. TIKIW is a large, erect, and aquatic or marshy herb
    ▪ Baskets ▪ Lampshade plant.
    ▪ Bread trays ▪ Decorate jars ▪ It is found in central Luzon to Mindanao.
    ▪ Picture frames ▪ It abounds in fresh water swamps, and in newly
    opened rice land at low altitudes.
    Products:
    ▪ Baskets ▪ Carpets
    ▪ Hampers with lids ▪ Placemats
    ▪ Bags ▪ Jar
    ▪ Rugs ▪ Other decorative items
    8. PANDAN is a tropical plant.
    ▪ It is processed and transformed into splints that are
    being used as raw material.
    Products:
    ▪ Baskets ▪ Picture frames
    ▪ Hats ▪ Bags
    12. TIKOG belongs to sea grasses.
    ▪ It is a native reed plant used as a raw material for
    mat weaving.
    Products:
    ▪ Baskets ▪ Carpets
    9. RAFFIA is a fiber extracted from unopened buri leaf in ▪ Hampers with lids ▪ Placemats
    3 stages. ▪ Bags ▪ Jar
    ▪ It is loom woven into fabrics or used as wall ▪ Rugs ▪ Other decorative items
    coverings, upholstery material, folding doors and
    window hangings
    Products:
    ▪ Hats ▪ Boxes
    ▪ Placemats ▪ Portfolio
    ▪ Folder ▪ Ladies bags
    ▪ Shoes ▪ Circular
    ▪ Slippers ▪ Boxes

    10. RATTAN belongs to the palm family.

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