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Lesson 1:
The Arts of the
Philippines, Indonesia,
East Timor, and Brunei
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Part I
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Southeast Asia
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It is an Asian geopolitical
region consisting of two major
zones:
1. The mainland group of
countries that include Myanmar
(Burma), Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, and Vietnam; and
2. The islands or maritime
countries of Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei,
and East Timor.
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Philippines
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It is an island country of Southeast Asia in the
western Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago consisting
of more than 7,000 islands and islets lying about 500
miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam.
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Philippines
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The bahay kubo is a stilt
house found in most parts
of the archipelago. And it
has become an iconic
structure that reflects the
local culture and rural lives
of Filipinos.
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The tattooed natives of the
Visayan islands were called
pintados (which literally
means “painted ones”)in the
Spaniards
Apo Whang-od is the last
known living
mambabatok(tattoo artist)
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Traditional musical instrument in the
Philippines are made from local
materials. These instruments may be
categorized as wind, string, or
percussion.
Examples:
1. Kulibit- is a zither with bamboo
strings and tubular bamboo
resonators.
2. Git-git- it is a lutes and guitars
made of wood, and a three-string
bowed wooden instrument.
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The popular Filipino folk
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1. The Uyayi or Hele (lullaby)
is only one of the many
Tagalog folk songs for other
various occasions.
2. Talindaw (a seafaring song)
or boating song
3. Kumintang a type of
warrior song
4. Kundiman (love song)
5. Panambitan (a song for
courtship)
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Indonesia
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It is an archipelagic country located in
Southeast Asia, lying between the Indian Ocean and
the Pacific Ocean.
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In Java, the batik is a
highly developed art
tradition of textile making.
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The wayang, which refers to
a variety of Indonesian
theatrical forms, uses puppets.
It is as famous as other
traditional art forms, such as
the wayang kulit or shadow
puppets in the Javanese
gamelan orchestra, and the
kris or the dagger.
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Indonesia has its own form of
indigenous martial arts called
pencak silat
Pencak pertains to how the
art is performed.
Silat refers to principle of self
defense
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