Dukit
Viva Apung Tiago! The Feast of St. James the Apostle and the Dukit Festival (woodcarving festival) is celebrated today by the district of Betis in Guagua, Pampanga, a district known for its woodcarving industry.
DÚKIT • (DOO-kit)
carving; (to) carve
Tagálog (Filipino): úkit, lílok
Background: Antique Mother and Child with Angels (Molave Wood) by Juan Flores, a Kapampángan master sculptor.
Dukit of Betis, Guagua, Pampanga
The district of Betis in Guagua, Pampanga is known for its dukit or woodcarving tradition and industry that has made it a furniture-making and woodcarving center of the Philippines. The barangay of Sta. Ursula is the center of woodcarving in the district where many well-known woodcarvers hail from, among the most famous being master sculptors Juan Flores and Presidential Merit Awardee for Ecclesiastical Art Willy Layug.
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Derived Words
makadúkit – (adj.) engraved, carved
mándúkit – (n.) woodcarver
pámandúkit – (n.) woodcarving
Verb Conjugation
mandúkit, mándúkit, méndúkit – to carve (Actor Focus)
idúkit, dudúkit, dinúkit – to carve (Object Focus)
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