Activity: Create an artwork such as Basket, Bag or Pottery that can be useful in...

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Activity: Create an artwork such as Basket, Bag or Pottery that can be useful in your home patterned by the culture of the community using Indigenous Material

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The common raw materials used in making baskets are rattan, abaca, nito, tikog, buri, bamboo, pandan, coconut leaves and sticks, palm leaves, and beeswax. The weaving patterns depend to the raw materials used, design and style of the indigenous groups and function of the basket.

The introduction of plastic has caused a huge decline in the basket industry, for both growers and weavers. The problem with plastic is that it's cheap and considered disposable despite not being bio-degradable, so it creates huge environmental problems for wildlife and the planet.

Today the many and varied cultural concepts now wrapped up in basket making, when mixed with modern elements provides new and exciting ways for contemporary artists to express their reverence and respect for those ancient craftsmen and women, whose innovation and imagination continues to help inspire and motivate their .

Philippines baskets are constructed from bamboo and rattan and often a combination of the two. Plaiting and twining produces a wide range of sizes and forms. Filipinos use baskets for transportation and farm work, food service and storage, fishing and trapping, clothing, and to carry personal items.