[2017 Youth Meets ICH] Video 4. Panubok, Philippines
Summary
TLDRThe video explores the rich intangible cultural heritage of the Panay Bukidnon, an indigenous group from the mountainous regions of the Visayas in the Philippines. It focuses on their unique traditions, including the chanting of epic stories (sugidanon), the Binanog courtship dance, and the intricate binukot embroidery, which reflects their environment and daily life. The video highlights how women play a crucial role in preserving these cultural practices, emphasizing efforts to revive and pass on these traditions through a School of Living Tradition for the younger generation.
Takeaways
- 📚 The video is presented by John Harvey Lopez, Christine, and Lahav, third-year students from the University of the Philippines Visayas, on a mission to explore the intangible cultural heritage of the Panay Bukidnon people.
- 🏔️ The Panay Bukidnon are an indigenous group living in the mountainous regions of Visayas, divided into four subgroups: Paylawanon, Akeanon, Binan-on, and Halawodnon.
- 🎶 The Panay Bukidnon are famous for their epics (called 'Sugidanon'), dances, rituals, and embroidery. Their stories focus on family life, livelihood, and political structure.
- 🕊️ The Binanog dance, mimicking the movements of a bird, is a traditional courtship and social dance of the Panay Bukidnon.
- 🧵 The Panay Bukidnon are known for their unique embroidery called 'Panubok', a rare tradition in the Philippines, with designs inspired by their natural surroundings.
- 👑 Women play a crucial role in preserving Panay Bukidnon culture. They are responsible for learning the Sugidanon stories, practicing dances, and mastering embroidery, especially the 'Binukot', akin to a princess, who is kept away from men until marriage.
- 🎨 Traditional Panubok embroidery uses designs like fish bones, mountain ranges, and bird eyes. Historically, it was done on abaca cloth, but modern embroidery uses commercial textiles.
- 🏫 The School of Living Tradition was founded to teach young Panay Bukidnon their cultural practices, ensuring that their heritage is passed down to future generations.
- 👚 The Panay Bukidnon wear embroidered garments during rituals and dances. The designs are an integral part of their identity, seen in items like women's skirts and men's long-sleeve shirts.
- 🌍 Despite globalization, the Panay Bukidnon continue to preserve their rich culture, with hopes that their legacy of embroidery and traditional practices will not be forgotten.
Q & A
Who are the speakers in the video?
-The speakers are John Harvey Lopez and Christine, third-year students from the University of the Philippines Visayas.
What is the mission of the students in the video?
-Their mission is to learn about the intangible cultural heritage of the Panay Bukidnon, an indigenous people in the mountainous regions of the Visayas, Philippines.
Who are the Panay Bukidnon, and how are they divided?
-The Panay Bukidnon are an indigenous group from the central Panay area. They are divided into four groups: Panay Bukidnon, Alawodnon, Aklanon, and Iraynon.
What are some key cultural elements of the Panay Bukidnon?
-The Panay Bukidnon are known for their chants or epics called 'Sugidanon,' dances like the Binanog (a mimetic bird-inspired dance), rituals, and embroidery known as 'Panubok.'
What are 'Sugidanon' stories, and what do they reveal about Panay Bukidnon culture?
-Sugidanon stories are chanted epics based on the social and family life of the Panay Bukidnon. They reveal insights into the group’s livelihood, political structure, and cultural traditions.
What is the significance of the Binanog dance?
-The Binanog is a traditional Panay Bukidnon dance inspired by the movements of the Manag bird. It is performed during courtship and social gatherings, often accompanied by traditional attire.
What is Panubok embroidery, and why is it unique?
-Panubok is the traditional embroidery of the Panay Bukidnon. It is unique because while many indigenous tribes in the Philippines have weaving traditions, embroidery traditions are rare. Panubok embroidery is rich in symbolism, with designs inspired by nature and the environment.
How does gender play a role in Panay Bukidnon culture?
-Women are the primary culture bearers in Panay Bukidnon society. They are responsible for learning and preserving cultural traditions like the Sugidanon chants, Binanog dance, and Panubok embroidery.
What efforts have been made to preserve Panubok embroidery?
-Anthropologist Dr. Alice Magos helped revive Panubok embroidery by promoting its recognition as part of the Panay Bukidnon's cultural heritage. A school of living tradition was also established to teach young Panay Bukidnon their traditional practices.
What are some of the designs found in Panubok embroidery, and what do they represent?
-Panubok designs are inspired by the environment and daily life. For example, the 'Sig-id' represents fish bones, 'Tuga-tuga' depicts mountain ranges, and 'Punai' represents the eye of the Punai bird. These designs carry deep cultural meanings.
Outlines
🌍 Introduction to the Pnai Bukidnon's Cultural Heritage
The script introduces John Harvey Lopez and Christine, third-year students from the University of the Philippines Visayas, on a mission to learn about the intangible cultural heritage of the Pnai Bukidnon, an indigenous people living in the mountainous regions of the Visayas. The Pnai Bukidnon are divided into four groups, all culturally similar, and are known for their chants, dances, rituals, and unique embroidery. These elements reflect their social, family, and political life. Their epic stories, called 'Suki Danone', are chanted and feature characters with richly embroidered clothes, worn during traditional dances.
👑 Role of Women and the 'Binukot' Tradition
This paragraph discusses the significance of women in Pnai Bukidnon culture, where they are the primary bearers of cultural traditions, staying home to practice dances, stories, and embroidery. Central to this is the concept of 'binukot', a woman kept secluded until marriage, whose primary role is to learn chants, dances, and the intricate embroidery known as 'bonabo'. This tradition highlights the important role women play in preserving the group's intangible heritage.
🧵 Revival of Bonabo Embroidery
The practice of bonabo embroidery, which was at risk of extinction due to Western influence, was revived by anthropologist Dr. Alice Magos, with the support of the government. Originally, bonabo embroidery was done on abaca cloth, although today it uses commercially available textiles. The designs, however, remain rooted in nature, depicting elements such as fish bones, mountain ranges, and local plants. These designs are integral to the Pnai Bukidnon's clothing, including their traditional courtship dance attire, where an embroidered handkerchief, or 'paño', is used.
🎓 Cultural Education Through the School of Living Traditions
This section emphasizes the efforts to preserve the culture of the Pnai Bukidnon through the establishment of the School of Living Traditions. The school teaches younger generations traditional practices like chanting, dancing, and embroidery. Despite the impact of globalization, this effort aims to ensure that the rich cultural legacy of the Pnai Bukidnon, especially their bonabo embroidery, is not lost to time.
🌱 Personal Reflection on Cultural Connection
The final paragraph reflects the speaker’s personal connection to the Pnai Bukidnon's culture, despite having no direct roots in their community. The speaker expresses a deep appreciation for the cultural heritage of the Pnai Bukidnon, viewing their study of bonabo embroidery as a way to connect with the indigenous culture of the Visayas. This exploration serves as a guide in navigating the influx of foreign influences in their own country, emphasizing the importance of preserving indigenous cultural practices.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Pnai Bukidnon
💡Sukitanon
💡Binanog
💡Bonbong embroidery
💡Pinaltot
💡Abaca cloth
💡Chants
💡School of Living Tradition
💡Cultural revival
💡Globalization
Highlights
Introduction of John Harvey Lopez, Christine, and Lahav as third-year students from the University of the Philippines Visayas.
Mission to learn about the intangible cultural heritage of the Pnai Bukidnon, an indigenous group in the mountainous Visayas region.
Description of Pnai Bukidnon cultural elements, including chants, dances, rituals, and embroidery.
The Sukidanon stories reveal the family life, livelihood, and political structure of the Pnai Bukidnon.
The Binanog dance, inspired by the hawk or Manag bird, is a traditional courtship and social dance.
Pnai Bukidnon's embroidery tradition, called Binukot, is rare among indigenous peoples in the Philippines.
The Pnai Bukidnon women are the primary culture bearers, mastering embroidery, dance, and storytelling.
Revival of Bonabo embroidery, which had nearly gone extinct, led by Dr. Alice Magos to preserve this heritage.
Bonabo embroidery is now done on commercially available textiles, but it used to be done on abaca cloth.
The designs of Bonabo embroidery are inspired by the natural surroundings of the Pnai Bukidnon, such as fish bones and mountain ranges.
Pnai Bukidnon's traditional clothing includes embroidered Sinumbra for women and Supa for men.
Bonabo designs are incorporated into traditional dances, such as the courtship dance where a handkerchief called 'Panyo' is used.
The School of Living Traditions helps younger generations of Pnai Bukidnon preserve their heritage by teaching chanting, dancing, and embroidery.
Despite globalization, the Pnai Bukidnon continue to pass down their rich cultural legacy, particularly their embroidery traditions.
The speaker reflects on discovering Pnai Bukidnon culture and finding connections to their family's heritage in the Visayas.
Transcripts
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I am John Harvey Lopez I am Christine
faithless I am carry me shelve Lahav we
are third-year students from the
University of the Philippines Visayas we
are on a mission to learn about the
intangible cultural heritage of one of
the Philippines endogenous people in one
of the mountainous regions of Visayas in
the central panel area there lives a
group of endogenous people called the
pnai bukidnon the penang bukit known are
divided into four groups paella known al
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culturally these groups are rather
similar
anthropologists and culture
professionals have published books and
other materials about the pnai bukidnon
but none or very few young people have
had close encounters with this now
famous endogenous people the pnai
bukidnon are known for their chants or
epochs dances rituals and embroidery
their traditional stories or epics
called tsuki Danone are chanted Sweden
on literally means stories these stories
are based on the family and social life
of the panel Vietnam they also reveal
their livelihood and political structure
the bin Onaga a mimetic dance inspired
by the hog or manag bird is the
traditional dance of the pan i pocket
none the pinna nog is a courtship and
social dance the pan i bukidnon are also
known for their unique embroidery which
is called on the pole the term bondable
comes from the root word the book which
means to embroider or two so the
embroiderers are called mano a book
while many tribes and indigenous peoples
in the Philippines have weaving
traditions and broidery traditions are
rather rare
this makes biloba embroidery
particularly interesting when a book
tradition is embedded in the culture of
the pawnee bukidnon the detailed
descriptions of the characters in the
stories of the tsuki Danone include the
richly embroidered clothes they wear and
the pan I became known wear their
traditional clothes when they danced why
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Sunday on the Quran basi unagi Stiftung
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magazine Omaha mallanna you know Capone
Lozano just wrap it up I hate LA
Monica it got the one Wykeham Atlanta
war in the Philippines men have always
worked in the farm while women stay at
home to do household chores in the case
of the panna bukidnon women are the
culture bearers they stay at home and
embroider practice dancing the bean
Onaga and memorize the chanted stories
the primary bearer of the culture of the
pan i pocket nun is the pinna pot be new
quad comes from the root word buco which
means kept a penal code is akin to a
princess for the Panahi bukidnon a penal
code is kept away from men until
marriage
the only things Abby knew what is
allowed to do are to learn the Sookie
down on their chanted stories practice
the pinna knock dance and master
burnable embroidery they buy a good idea
he mourns party Simona bio you know the
Sun analogically she did oh yeah the
government Lee the easement Allah
subhanAllah key one can say that the art
and culture of the B'nai Bukidnon are
descended from women
Valley burn our sons of Belial
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ammonia in opinion in Oh golly
Oh Cyril Don pero but about some dimple
Guerra socket Sheila Takata Mokpo mundo
unpack papaya
come on a third assume a bottom Aricent
Impala half the Monocacy
han mikela la conga commando in Newnan
awakened a point de Tolosa honkin emo
emo and Kassala milanka Sparky's a
Pompano book my Malik man hi young eben
Moglen medallion manga and Malik maka
Bullock massaman kabuki Nerissa lama
tsong danke is Dominic line a monopoly
on Saipan wobbly Parabellum Oh rotten
Balan maka beliefs upon abou he is a
material rambutan
Helene sung-hoon was toggling some
erotic montego lovable ignominy Munna
Salmonella Naga meet Anya bio whoo
laughs hyena collar Hudson acid Island
funk
the practice of bonobo embroidery newly
became extinct as people adapted the
Western Way of clothing anthropologist
dr. Alice Magos who was instrumental in
making the government recognize the pan
I booked it none as a distinct
endogenous people helped to revive it
even through this revival effort we see
that women play a major role in
intangible heritage the women born
culture was revived by a woman nowadays
on a book embroidery is done on
commercially available textiles but the
Minogue the book used to embroider on
see-through abaca cloth there are no
existing samples of an abacus plots I
hung with bondable but the designs
inspired by the surroundings of the
Panahi bukidnon have remain a donkey
space you know I remember I'm gonna take
em attack that's what anybody man the
back of my hand when Helena Mancha came
this way mangina drawing and oh no book
designs are inspired by the pnai
bukidnon x' environment and daily life
psychics icon replicates fish bones toga
toga or Gilligan zigzag in their
language is inspired by mountain ranges
Madame poonai copies the eye of the
poonai the native pigeon and suit ly
comma the scales of the Python Paco Paco
is from fiddlehead fern be know high
from bamboo strips and la bog flower
stems from the traditional showering
plant used in endogenous cue scenes some
putter Bach designs are also inspired by
their chance or sugita known
a traditional banana dance is not
complete without the pnai bukidnon
wearing their embroidered Saipan sinem
Bron Cola red glass for women and cinema
item or supa long-sleeve shirt for men
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in the courtship dance a handkerchief
called upon yo with different on above
designs is used bonobo is found in every
traditional practice of the pnai
bukidnon
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a signal upon me bang-bang
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the new generations of pnai bukidnon
take pride in their culture the school
of living tradition Bellator Anan was
founded for the young man I booked it
known to learn their traditional
practices they are taught how to chant
dance and embroider Duncan saccade
saccade
when I cut down Kadam Ananda Bodleian
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with a school of living tradition that
teaches the pnai bukidnon youth their
traditional culture on a book manages to
survive in this day and age an oboe in
dunya typically patent abduction or him
own Yogananda mana your socket a gulag
on in Yongin Allen on Paul Alana
comically my handle one man come Oh
ammonia gimble in I'm insane you the
pond I bukidnon have a very rich culture
as embodied in their palpable embroidery
despite globalization the rich legacy
that has been handed down from
generation to generation will hopefully
not be forgotten
I have no roots in the island but my
family considers Visayas and vanaya our
second home experiencing the roots of
pond I became known is like discovering
of the culture of our family in a place
we have come to love my connection with
Vinay is rather remote but because my
parents are also with science I am
beginning to develop a keen interest in
the culture which my ancestors from
Negros might have mixed with long ago
this effort to understand the pond I
booked it on Twitter Panama embroidery
is my way of trying to appreciate the
culture of one of the peoples in my
island living in this age one can easily
get lost in the barrage of foreign
culture that is flooding our country
learning about Panama embroidery in
panic bukidnon is like a guidepost in
the midst of chaos
uh-oh
total foodie short on fula there Laurie
move move
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