Group 7
Group 7
Group 7
She kept to her mat weaving. She persisted where other women could not
because her husband Tuwada was atypically supportive.
Estelita also carried on because mats were her gifts of
choice to people she cherished. She carved out
considerable time from domestic and farming
responsibilities to accomplish some of the biggest, most
subtly beautiful mats to be seen anywhere in Southeast
Asia today. And, from the evidence of the mats she
makes today, Estelita has continued to cultivate a
personal aesthetic through half a century.
MANZANILLO, JUSTINE
PACUNAYEN, EDLYN