Answer:

1. It is made of hard-strip bamboo. These baskets are occasionally made of blackened and natural bamboo, which make the designs stand out. Sometimes, only the natural color of bamboo is used, and the design is created by an extremely subtle changing of the under-over pattern of the bamboo strips.

2. The patadyong (pronounced pa-tad-jóng, also called patadyung, patadjong, habol, or habul), is an indigenous Philippine rectangular or tube-like wraparound skirt worn by both men and women of the Visayas islands and the Sulu Archipelago, similar to the Malong, or Sarong.

3. On the loom, the woven piña is embellished with floral patterns such as sampaguita buds and large peonies in suk-suk or inlaid supplementary weft design technique. Designs may also be hand embroidered with floral designs interspersed with calado patterns done with the drawn-thread technique.

4. The nearly flat shells of the capiz can grow to over 150 mm (5.9 in) in diameter, reaching maturity between 70 to 100 mm (2.8 to 3.9 in). The shell is secured by a V-shaped ligament. Males and females are distinguished by the color of the gonads.

5. Traditionally, hablon is made of locally-made fibers such as piña, abaca, and cotton. But eventually, polyester and other fibers were added to strengthen the fabric and for cost-cutting. “Hablon” originated from the word habol, which means “hand-weaving” in Hilgaynon, Ilonggo