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Antolihaw (Tuliyaw): Provincial Bird of Bohol Hello Bird Watchers! The National Museum of Bohol features its most elegant bird from its zoological collection, Antolihaw (the Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis). The Antolihaw or Tuliyaw, is listed as the Provincial bird of Bohol symbolizing the character of Boholanos as being friendly, freedom-loving and fiercely independent. The Antolihaw … Read more
Gujangan Ceramics This National Museum of the Philippines post features the stoneware and porcelain ceramics from a 16th century Common Era shipwreck that sunk off Gujangan Island, Sulu. The site was accidentally discovered in the late 1990s by deep-sea fishermen using the improvised hookah system, also known as compressor diving, which uses a hose supplied … Read more
The Philippine Coast Guard has welcomed AUXILIARY ENSIGN JULIA BARRETTO in the PCG Auxiliary K9 Squadron today, 01 September 2021. PCG Commandant, CG Admiral George V Ursabia Jr. led the donning and oath-taking ceremonies of Auxiliary Ensign Barretto, together with Auxiliary Ando Cruise Catipay, Auxiliary Jalil Laidan, and Auxiliary Harold Jocel Talan, held at the … Read more
History of weaving in the Philippines 1200 BCE: Early spindle whorls from Batanes 1000-500 BCE: Spindle whorls from Arku Cave 9th-10th century CE: Spindle whorl from Linaminan Site, Palawan 12th-15th century CE: Spindle whorls from protohistoric sites 13th-14th century CE: Banton cloth You may want to read: Kamuyot Dagmay Suyoc weaving
A spindle whorl is a round object attached to a long thin stick, forming a tool known as the spindle. It is essential in making threads or fibers used in weaving. A spindle is spun to twist and form the long threads from plant or animal fiber. Its whorl on the other hand serves as … Read more