June 04, 2024
WEAVING THE BANGSAMORO IDENTITY: Tennun of Basilan
โ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ
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In a historic event, the Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH-BARMM) proudly presents the Bangsamoro Cultural Heritage Exhibit, taking the center stage at the Open Gallery of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) from May 7 to May 31, 2024.ย
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Featuring the indigenous textiles of the BARMM Regionโs Basilan, the โtennunโ is a term used for creating the traditional Yakan woven cloth. Some unfamiliar with their weaving process often mistakenly believed these textiles as embroidered. The different lists of Yakan tennun such as the bunga sama, sinaluโan, and seputangan are categorized according to their distinctive style and motif.
ย In Yakan weaving, nature, such as the animals and plants are depicted in their textile. The bunga sama, also known as fruit of the ancestors, refers to Yakan weaving featuring animal shapes, floral and grain-like bolder motif. This is often crafted in the form of embellished clothing piece, blouses and pants and was only then reserved for esteemed Yakan.
Sinalu’an, on the other hand, involves smallest band motif in the shape of lozenges. It is also traditionally sewn as trousers and upper garments.ย
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The seputangan is a one-meter square piece with intricate geometric designs. It is intricately woven as part of the Yakan female ensemble.