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Weaving Around Basey, Samar

October 4, 2011 by Josiah 12 Comments
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Arriving at Basey, Samar we were looking for their famous weaved banigs (mat) at the National Highway but we could not find one. Desperate, we asked the first person we saw and she explained that the shops are inside the town. She also told us that she was actually a weaver.

Making the Banigs

As we invited her into our vehicle she explained how the whole community is involved in making their banigs. There are two processes to make one banig before it is sold, lara (weaving) and burda (embroidery).

Posted in: Basey, Samar, Samar Tagged: Banig, Basey, Samar, Weaving

Hunt for the Ifugao Weaved Coin Purse

April 19, 2011 by Josiah 2 Comments

Old Coin Purse (April 2008)

Last April 2008 I bought a weaved coin purse in Banaue Rice Terraces Viewpoint for 10 Pesos (Affordable!). I just needed a coin purse to organize my noisy coins  and did not consider the quality nor how good it looked. I only knew that by buying this small piece of weaving I am able to support the local businesses of the Ifugao people. Besides, if it gets damaged or destroyed by carrying a lot of my coins it will not bother me since it only cost 10 Pesos.

Other than a few notices from my friends that I had a cool looking coin purse, I never gave much attention to it. When it started deteriorating last December 2010, I looked back and realized that

Posted in: Ifugao Tagged: Banaue, Ifugao, Hungduan Climbathon 2011, Hungduan, Ifugao, Ifugao Weaving, Weaving

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