[COLLAGE] T'nalak Dreamweaver, Lang Dulay
Lang
Dulay, a T'nalak dreamweaver from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, was named a
National Living Treasure (1998) by President Fidel V. Ramos during his
presidency. When she was twelve years old, Lang Dulay began weaving. She opened
her "school," Manlilikha ng Bayan Center, after being named a
National Living Treasure by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
(NCCA). She hoped to teach students, including her granddaughters, the craft.
The typical weavers of the tnalak or Tboli cloth are few and far between. It's
easy to see why: weaving tnalak is a time-consuming process that starts with
removing the fibers from the abaca plant's stem, then coaxing even finer fibers
for the textile, drying the threads, and hand-tying each strand. After that,
there's the delicate job of positioning the strands on the bamboo
"bed-tying" frame in order to determine which strands should be bound
to resist the dye. The design is described by the bud or tying of the abaca
fibers.
References
Maricris Jan Tobias - [14 Aug 2004] · https://www.pinoyadventurista.com/2014/05/lake-sebu-south-cotabato-lang-dulay-her-tnalak-and-tboli-weavers.html
Mervs [2014] https://ragingsoundofcalm.tumblr.com/post/47928617816/the-great-lang-dulay-a-tboli-dreamweaver-of-lake/amp
Lang Dulay. (2015). In V. Almario (Ed.),
Sagisag Kultura (Vol 1). Manila: National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
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Author of work: Lescano, Andrea
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