Philippine

Art
Pre-Colonial
Period
History
•The oldest human fossil 
found in the Philippines 
is the skull cap of a 
"Stone­Age Filipino", 
about 22,000 years old. 
•Discovered by Dr. 
Robert B. Fox, American 
anthropologist of the 
National Museum, inside  Tabon Man
Tabon Cave Palawan, on 
May 28, 1962. .
The Coming of the Negritos
•They
came
during the
Old Stone
Age
(Paleolithi
c) walking
dry-shod
through
Malay
Peninsula,
Borneo,
and the
land
bridges
and were
the first
inhabitant
The Indonesians
•First Sea­
Immigrants
•They were the 
maritime 
Indonesians, who 
belonged to the 
Mongoloid race with 
Caucasian affinities.
•They belonged to 
the New Stone Age 
The Malays
*The y be lo ng to  the  
Iro n Ag e  c ulture .
*Daring  and libe rty­
lo ving, the  Malays 
be lo nge d to  the  bro wn 
rac e .
*Pro mine nt 
c o ntributio n:
* Ati­atihan 
fe stivals
* Maragtas 
c hro nic le
* the  Co de  o f 
Kalantiaw
•
MUSIC
» The ancient Filipinos
•

had music practically

for all occasions , for
every phase of life ,
from birth to death .
Bamboo Zither
Gaddang
Kulintang
ARCHITECTURE
» The ancient
•

Filipinos had first

dwelt in caves and has
learned the art of
architecture as they
move and hunt for
food .. .
Lean-To
Tausog house
Torogan
 SCULPTURE
» The ancient
•

Filipinos had
attained a high
artistic level
through pottery ,
jewelry , and wood
carving .
Pottery
Jewelry
Wood Carvings
 PAINTINGS
» The ancient Filipinos
•

had expressed paintings

through tattoos and
cave carvings .
 Tattoos
The pintados 
(painted ones), 
inhabitants of the 
Visayan islands as 
described by the 
first Spaniards to 
set eyes upon them, 
would use sharp 
metal instruments 
previously heated 
over fire. 
Silup
•The tattooing 
imitated the 
upper garment 
worn by the men 
of north Kalinga.
•The women of 
south Kalinga 
painted their 
faces a bright red. 
 Petroglyphs
•The Angono 
Petroglyphs is 
the oldest known 
work of art in the 
Philippines.
•There are 127 
human and 
animal figures 
engraved on the 
rock wall dating 
back to 3000