PASSION|AWARENESS|APPRECIATION

OBJECTIVES
“
The journey started when she decided
that she is a weaver, not a farmer. No
amount of proper documentation makes
a GAMABA. It’s her and her work. –Leonardo
Rey S. Cariño

ORASA | TAN
OCTOBER 2019
Yabing Masalon Dulo:
A MINI-PROFILE OVERVIEW OF HER
LIFE AS A WEAVER AND HER
ACHIEVEMENTS
TERMINOLOGIES
TERMINOLOGIES

✘ MABAL- a Blaan term for abaca weaving process

✘ TABIH- a finished hand-woven cloth; traditional Blaan tubular skirt

✘ BLAAN TABIH- reserve dyeing

weave
\ ˈwēv \
transitive verb
1a: to form (cloth) by
interlacing strands (as
of yarn)specifically : to
make (cloth) on a
loom by interlacing
warp and filling
threads

WEAVING

WEAVING
IKAT WEAVING AND
HOW IS IT DONE
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 Personal
some of her

Information
Information
✘ an august baby: August 8, 1914
✘ from Mount Matutum, Polomolok, South
Cotabato
✘ became a GAMABA awardee last 2016
✘ Ikat weaver
✘ She is known for being a master of the
Mabal Tabih technique
 A century’s worth of
efforts and hard work
paid off through events
that made her known
with her culture and
passion and here are the following:
WOW Mindanao 2004 Tourism Expo
held in Davao and Yabing Dulo was featured in the
cultural weavers for 1 month

2nd ASEAN Traditional Textile

Symposium
held in Manila, February 1-2, 2009 hosted by the
National Museum Foundation of the Philippines
 MunaTo Festival
participated for three consecutive years in Sarangani which
featured the MABAL Weaving and Blaan Dance

Honored by the Ramon Magsaysay

Colleges
she had an academic recognition for her artistic
excellence and for having the persistence of preserving
the Blaan cultural materials from her weaving, to
embroidery and basketry in 2015
GAMABA Award:
the most awaited, most anticipated award
that gave Yabing Dulo the opportunity to
share her passion in weaving
IT WAS SURE WORTH THE WAIT!
“ People are prettiest
when they talk about
something they really
love with passion in
their eyes. “ ~k.v.h.
 Salamat sa
pakikinig!
mga uwu

REFERENCES:
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/337049/national-folk-artist-and-centenarian-yabing-dulo-feted-in-south-cotabato/
https://mabaltabih.weebly.com/
https://blaansforgamaba.weebly.com/mabal-tabih-ikat-weaving.html
ncca.gov.ph