Fu Yabing Dulo is a 105-year-old ikat weaver from the B'laan tribe in South Cotabato, Philippines. She is one of only two remaining master designers of B'laan mabal tabih ikat weaving. In 2016, she was awarded the Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan, or National Living Treasure, by the Philippine government in recognition of preserving B'laan weaving traditions. However, as one of the last practitioners of authentic B'laan ikat weaving, Fu Yabing Dulo faces challenges in passing on her knowledge and skills as she ages without financial support to establish a we
Fu Yabing Dulo is a 105-year-old ikat weaver from the B'laan tribe in South Cotabato, Philippines. She is one of only two remaining master designers of B'laan mabal tabih ikat weaving. In 2016, she was awarded the Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan, or National Living Treasure, by the Philippine government in recognition of preserving B'laan weaving traditions. However, as one of the last practitioners of authentic B'laan ikat weaving, Fu Yabing Dulo faces challenges in passing on her knowledge and skills as she ages without financial support to establish a we
Fu Yabing Dulo is a 105-year-old ikat weaver from the B'laan tribe in South Cotabato, Philippines. She is one of only two remaining master designers of B'laan mabal tabih ikat weaving. In 2016, she was awarded the Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan, or National Living Treasure, by the Philippine government in recognition of preserving B'laan weaving traditions. However, as one of the last practitioners of authentic B'laan ikat weaving, Fu Yabing Dulo faces challenges in passing on her knowledge and skills as she ages without financial support to establish a we
Fu Yabing Dulo is a 105-year-old ikat weaver from the B'laan tribe in South Cotabato, Philippines. She is one of only two remaining master designers of B'laan mabal tabih ikat weaving. In 2016, she was awarded the Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan, or National Living Treasure, by the Philippine government in recognition of preserving B'laan weaving traditions. However, as one of the last practitioners of authentic B'laan ikat weaving, Fu Yabing Dulo faces challenges in passing on her knowledge and skills as she ages without financial support to establish a we
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1/ 13
Introducing
FU YABING GAMABA Awardee 2016
MASALON DULO Ikat Weaver
WHO IS FU YABING Personal information
DULAY? WOODGROVE 2 BANK PERSONAL DATA
• Born on August 8, 1914
• 105 years old • From Polomolok, South Cotabato • Of the B’laan Tribe • Not only a weaver, but also the village chef and was a dancer • One of the two master designers left of the B’laan mabal tabih; the art of ikat weaving • GAMABA awardee 2016
WOODGROVE 3 BANK WHY YABING DULO IS DESERVES TO BE A GAMABA AWARDEE
• The second GAMABA (Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan) or National Living
Treasure awardee from South Cotabato. The first awardee was the late T’nalak master Dreamweaver Lang Dulay of the T’boli tribe from Lake Sebu who passed away in 2015. • Philippines President Rody Duterte's Proclamation # 126 s. 2017 (signed on January 6, 2017) made Bai Yabing Masalon Dulo as one of the 3 Manlilikha ng Bayan/National Living Treasures of the Philippines for 2016. "Whereas, Yabing Masalon Dulo, a Blaan ikat weaver from Mount Matutum, Polomolok, South Cotabato, is recognized for her commitment to the safeguarding and promotion of the Blaan mabal tabih (ikat weaving) tradition." • Yabing Masalon Dulo served as the Cultural Master for the Blaan Weaving School of Living Tradition Project implemented back in 2005 at Sitio Lamlifew, Datal Tampal, Malungon, Sarangani Province. This SLT was funded by National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). • She became a partner for the cultural preservation in Sarangani under the Indigenous Peoples Development Program (IPDP) of former Governor Migs Dominguez. While serving as cultural resource for Sarangani.
WOODGROVE 4 BANK EVENTS ATTENDED
• WOW Mindanao 2004 Tourism Expo held at Davao City wherein
she was one of the featured cultural weavers for 1 month. • The 2nd ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium held in Manila last February 1-2, 2009 hosted by the National Museum of the Philippines and the Museum Foundation of the Philippines. • Participation to at least 3 consecutive years of the MunaTo Festival of Sarangani featuring the Blaan Mabal Weaving and Blaan Dance. • Honored by the Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges - Blaan Studies Center as 'Kanfulung Bai" in 2015 as an academic recognition of her artistic excellence for preserving the Blaan cultural materials from her weaving, to embroidery, and basketry.
WOODGROVE 5 BANK THE B’LAAN TRIBE The tribe of Yabing Dulo
WOODGROVE 6 BANK B’LAAN TRIBE
• “Bla” is a suffix meaning counterpart or pair
• “an” means possession • It is believed that the other “pair” of the tribe are the T’boli • Blaan are composed of the descendants of Proto-Malays from Koronadal, Sarangani, and Davao
WOODGROVE 7 BANK IKAT WEAVING What is it?
WOODGROVE 8 BANK IKAT WEAVING
• One of the ancient forms of textile in Southeast Asia
• Dates from the Bronze Age (2000 – 500 BCE) • A single piece of the cloth takes months to finish • The process involves cutting the abaca plant, stripping and drying its fiber, dyeing, looming and weaving then pressing and softening the finished fabric
WOODGROVE 9 BANK TABIH
WOODGROVE 10 BANK PROBLEMS FACED BY FU YABING DULO WOODGROVE 11 BANK PROBLEMS FACED
• Fu Yabing Dulo is old
• She needs financial support to build her own school • She must be able to pass on her knowledge to preserve their tribe’s art • Yabing Dulo does not like the commercial versions of Ikat
WOODGROVE 12 BANK REFERENCES Thank you for listening!
