Contemporary Art and History of Philippine Art Quiz
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What is one of the characteristics of Contemporary Art?

  • Site-specific (correct)
  • Individualistic only
  • Technique-driven
  • Traditional and static

    • Which pre-conquest ritual is associated with ensuring abundance during rice planting and harvesting?

  • Kashawing (correct)
  • Mayvanuvanua
  • Kinabua of Mandaya
  • Tagbanua ceremony

    • What do the Tagbanwa believe happens every thirteenth moon?

  • Celebration for the elders
  • Blessing for the rice planting (correct)
  • Harvest festival
  • Ritual for the goddesses

    • Which musical instrument is a three-stringed ethnic guitar?

    <p>Kudyapi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which native dance form involves mimicking the movements of predatory birds?

    <p>Man-manok (Bagobos)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Cañao or Kanyaw ceremony associated with?

    <p>Harvest ritual for rice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dance is mimetic of the movements of wild fowls?

    <p>Inamong of Matigsalugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Bulul sculpture represent?

    <p>Granary god playing a role in rituals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was the Maitum Jar found?

    <p>Saranggani</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Ovaloid Baskets typically made of?

    <p>Nito and bamboo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Philippine ethnolinguistic group practices tattooing similar to Southeast Asia and New Zealand?

    <p>Kalinga</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the T'boli known for wearing as jewelry?

    <p>Brass chains, bells, and colorful beads</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Traditional Philippine Art and Culture

    • The Talip, a courtship dance, mimics the movements of wild fowls.
    • The Inamong dance of the Matigsalugs and Kadaliwas (T'boli) represents the comedic movements of a monkey.
    • The Tinikling dance evokes the movements of a crane balancing itself on stilt-like legs or flitting away from the clutches of bamboo traps.

    Sculpture

    • The Bulul is a granary god that plays an important role in rituals in the Cordillera region.
    • The Hagabi is a wooden bench that marks the socio-economic status of the owner among the Ifugao people.
    • The Sarimanok is a stylized design of a bird holding a fish in its beak and/or standing on a base in the shape of a fish.
    • The Naga has the form of an elaborate mythical serpent or dragon with numerous curvilinear motifs to suggest its scales.
    • The Pako rabong is a stylized growing fern with a broad base gracefully tapering upwards.

    Pottery

    • The Manunggul Jar is made out of terracotta (reddish-brown porous clay).
    • The Maitum Jar is an anthropomorphic burial jar found in the Ayub cave in Maitum, Saranggani.

    Textiles

    • The Pis syabit is a head covering made from cotton or silk, square in shape, and provided with geometric patterns.
    • The Malong has exquisite tapestry panels called langkit woven by the Maranao of Lanao Del Sur.

    Weaving

    • The Tepo Mat is a colorful double-layered mat made of pandan leaves, used by the Sama of Tawi-Tawi.
    • Ovaloid Baskets are made of nito and bamboo, used as a head sling to carry harvest.
    • Bubo is a fish trap made of sturdy bamboo strips, used in the Ilocos region.

    Tattoos

    • The Visayas region was known as “Islas de los Pintados” due to the widespread practice of tattooing.
    • Other Philippine ethnolinguistic groups that practice tattooing include the Kalinga, Kankanay, Ibaloy, and Ifugao.

    Jewelry

    • The T'boli are known for wearing brass chains, bells, and colorful beads.
    • Lotoans are betel nut boxes of various shapes.
    • Brass Ketur and Gadur are used in ceremonies and are cherished as status symbols or heirloom pieces.

    Contemporary Art

    • Contemporary art is the art of the present, continuously in process and in flux.
    • Characteristics of contemporary art include being site-specific, process-based, collaborative, and interactive.

    History of Philippine Art

    • Pre-conquest period art was integrated within rituals and everyday expressions.

    Theater/Rituals

    • Mayvanuvanua is a ritual that opens the fishing season of dibang (flying fish) in Batanes.
    • Cañao or Kanyaw is a ritual officiated by a shaman or mumbaki in the Cordillera Autonomous Region.
    • Kashawing is a ritual to ensure abundance during rice planting and harvesting in Lake Lanao of Mindanao.
    • Tagbanua is a ritual where every thirteenth moon, three goddesses descend from heaven to bless the planting of rice in Palawan.

    Musical Instruments

    • Pipes, flutes, drums, zithers, kudyapi (a three-stringed ethnic guitar), kulintang (an array of bossed gongs), and gangsa (flat gong) are traditional musical instruments.

    Native Dance Forms

    • Pangalay is a mimetic dance of seabirds from Sulu.
    • Kinabua of Mandaya performs swooping movements imitating the movements of an eagle.
    • Banog-banog is a courtship dance that portrays the flight of birds, performed by the Higaonon and B'laan.
    • Man-manok (Bagobos) imitates the movements of predatory birds.

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