1 Philippine Precolonial Intro

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PhilippinePre-Colonial Arts and Design


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Philippine

Pre-colonial arts and design

- Before Spanish colonization in 1521

Dates

- Paleolithic 1,500,000BC – 8000BC- Mesolithic 8000BC – 4000BC- Neolithic 4000BC – 2000BC


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Callao Man(67,000 years old)

- Oldest fossilized remains found in Callao Cave, Peñablanca, Cagayan

- remains of a foot bone (metatarsal)

- still unsure if fossil is homo sapien

Tabon Man(18,000 years old)

- Found in Tabon Cave, Palawan

- fossil is definitely homo sapien


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Angono petroglyphs

circa 3000BC


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Manunggul jarcirca 800 BC

Some information

1)Found in Manunggul Cave, Palawan

2)Secondary burial jar

3)The curves on the neck and lid are

said to symbolize waves

4)Techniques used include stippling,incising and molding


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The figures are said to symbolize the journey to the afterlife.


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Maitum anthropomorphic burial jarsdated between 5BC - 225AD


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Maitum anthropomorphic burial jars


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Butuan ivory sealcirca 1002AD


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Banton burial clothRomblon1400-1500ADabaca, ikat weave


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T’nalak clothT’boli

abaca fiber, ikat weave


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Gold death maskOton Ilo-ilo

1300-1400AD


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Gold belt10th – 13th century ADfound in ButuanAyala Museum collection


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Gold sash10th – 13th century ADfound in ButuanAyala Museum collection


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Gold chastity covers10th – 13th century AD

Ayala Museum collection


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Golden Taraaround 850 – 950AD

found in ButuanChicao !useu" of #atural $istory


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