Local Materials in the Philippines

Materials Products
Abaca belongs to Banana family. slippers, ropes, twine,
Its fiber has a natural luster with hammock, frame,
colors ranging from pure white to display jar, jars,
ivory and dark brown. Chelsea chair

Bakbak is the outermost covering or mat, bangkuay bin,

leaf sheath of the abaca stalk. It is boxes, bin, display,
a flat thick durable sheath as twine jar, Cecilia dining
or braided. The strong brown fiber table, and arm chair
used to make furniture.
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Materials Product
Bamboo is used a raw material in kubing, bungkaka,
creating many products. It is used tongatong, angklung,
pateteg, gabbang,
in construction, textile, musical
instruments, weapons, and many
more.

Buntal is a cylindrically shaped bags, shoes,desk

accessories like pen
fibers. The supple ivory white holder, picture frames, file
strands are quite durable, pliable, trays, wallets, place mats,
and have good dyeing qualities. braide, lampshades,
window blinds
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Materials Product

Buri is extracted from the hats, bags, baskets,

matured leaves of the buri memorabilia boxes,
palm. The fiber is durable and perfume tray, & other
woven products
resistant to moisture.

Coir is the fibrous material indoor or outdoor fiber

surrounding the fruit of the carpets, wall covering,
coconut tree. doormat, trellises, and
geo textiles
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Materials Product
Nito is a plant belonging to the bags, bread tray,
fern family that grows abundantly lampshade and
in the hinterlands of Mindanao. decorative jar

Pandan is a tropical plant. It baskets, hats,

is processed and transformed into picture frames and
splints that are being used as raw bags
material.
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Materials Product
Raffia is a fiber extracted from hats, placemats, folder,
unopened buri leaf in 3 stages. It is shoes, slippers, boxes,
loom woven into fabrics or used as wall portfolio and ladies bags,
placemats, circular,
coverings, upholstery material, folding
boxes, document boxes.
doors and window hangings.

Rattan belongs to the palm family. baskets, picture frames,

There are different types of rattan furniture and other
palms, such as high or low climbers, novelty items, Zoya
lounge chair,
single stemmed or clustered rattan
Valencia queen size bed,
species.
Rest divan.