Kudlong

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The Kudlong is a two-stringed lute that is boat-shaped with wooden tightening rods and frets made of beeswax. One string plays a drone and the other string plays a melody. The body is also carved to represent a mythical animal with two heads of either the naga (or serpent) or crocodile or the sarimanok. Kudlong … Read more

Gangsa

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Gangsa is a flat gong that is played in an ensemble of two or more gongs of varying sizes. In Kalinga, that gangsa is played in a group of six. Each player strikes the surface of the gong with a beater (pattung style) or with their bare palms (topayya style) in an interlocking way manners … Read more

Haligi

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Haligi (Postholes) In line with the celebration of Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa, the National Museum of the Philippines last week featured a Philippine word each week with its corresponding archaeological significance. Today, the National Museum are highlighting “haligi”, a word embedded in the Tagalog, Aklanon, Hiligaynon, and Cebuano languages. The term “haligi” refers to pillar, … Read more

Tambi

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Tambi This instrument is a whole node of bamboo. It has two strings cut free from the bamboo itself with rattan rings at the end to support it. The strings are lifted by small bamboo pegs A piece of bamboo or platform is placed in the middle to connect both strings. A hole is bore … Read more

Swaki

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Swaki (Collector Urchin) Today’s Marine Monday, the National Museum Bohol features the Collector Urchin (Tripneustes gratilla), reef dwellers that help in the sustainability of coral reefs. The collector urchin, known in Bohol as Swaki, is an Echinoderm like the starfish and the sea cucumber. Echinoderms are exclusively marine animals commonly found in shallow tropical waters … Read more