Summary: Handmade jewelry is an important part of the Filipino dance costume. Learn more about handcrafted Filipino jewelry in this free dance lesson video from an award-winning Filipino dancer.
Potri Ranka Manis is an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City. Ms. Manis is the daughter of a sultan from the southern Philippines. She performs the classical and...read more
"And you will notice the necklace of the Tiboli people. This is hand-made beads called Tinombo and these bead, which is attached to an earring, is made out of horse hair and of course the beautiful colors of the beads that represent the bird Imahan. And if you'd notice the cross stitch of the Kagal, which is the blouse that is hand-made. If you will see, there is no guide. I usually, cross stitch is done on a basket weave, but the Tiboli people perfectly mastered the cross stitch as an indigenous craft. Now, this Malong, Malong is a tubular hand-woven cloth, which is actually, this particular woven, weaving is coming from the Maguindanao people which is a neighbor tribe of the Tiboli people."