“I am not only learning the weaving process ... of the “mabal tabih,” the woven abaca cloth of the Blaan indigenous tribe, earned her the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (Gamaba), or national ...

She was a master of mabal tabih, the art of ikat (reserve dyeing) and weaving. Mabal is a Blaan term for the weaving process using abaca fibers while tabih refers to the finished handwoven cloth ...

Philippines – Fourteen-year-old Jabe is one of several young Blaans who have taken an interest in the Blaan tradition of cloth and mat weaving while their elders and their tribe are confronted ...

The Blaans claim other tribes, like the Manobo and Teduray ... cultural activist’s own experience at the weaving center put up by the Blaan Evangelical Mission in Landan.

READ: Blaan boys help keep weaving tradition alive The group made ... We are the same as the other tribes,” said Monique Kawari Sullivan, an Australia-based Blaan entrepreneur, in a video ...

Eleven students successfully completed training in Blaan tabih weaving under her mentorship – a testament to the program’s potential ... Many, including our Tboli brothers, are now producing their ...

Kabanay sa kanhi national living treasure nga si Fu Yabing, gipadayon ug ginatudlo ang tradisyon sa paghabi sa Blaan community sa Polomolok, South Cotabato. See what's fresh from your firsthand source ...

SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines – A Blaan tribal chieftain in Barangay Danlag ... in employment and livelihood opportunities for her tribe. Clive Wicks, a British-expert commissioned by the South ...