PATERNS IN WOVEN CRAFT OF CORDILLERA
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Mathematics & the Arts
On this website, we would explore the artworks of Cordillera, their weaves, and their relation to Mathematical concepts.
WEAVES OF CORDILLERA
ETHNIC GROUPS
Ifugao
One of the known Ethnic groups in the Philippines are the Ifugao people because of their famous man-made Banaue Rice Terraces found in...
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Itneg
The indigenous highland people called Tingguians or Itneg are found in Northwestern Luzon, in the province of Abra. They are known for...
Ga'dang
The Ga’dang, Gaddang, Gadam, Gaddanes or Iraya are a tribal group from Cagayan Valley in the Cordilleras of North Luzon. “Nu ibbafaw ay...
Kalinga
Esteemed as “the strong people of the Cordilleras”, Kalingans, simultaneously, profoundly cherish family and kinship.
They settled on the...
Ibaloi
Ibalois are from the southeastern two-thirds of Benguet, particularly the municipalities of Kabayan, Bokod, Sablan, Tublay, La Trinidad,...
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Kankana-ey
The Northern Kankana-ey inhabit the southwestern part of Mountain Province and the Southern Kankana-ey inhabit the northern part...
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Bontoc
Sinnawed, a local name for backstrap weaving, is the common weaving technique used in Bontoc...
BEAUTY
& POWER
Mathematics is more than just patterns, and geometric shapes