HUNTING GROUND......GUMLOK OR GAME UTEN IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

HUNTING GROUND OR GUMLOK OR GAME UTEN, a place where a hunter gathers foods that which one needs. The known hunting grounds of the B'laan of Pula Bato, which also includes those areas shared with B'laans. Once they have picked the wild animals and some wild life, usually people who get are highland B'laans for their foods, and for gathering have traveled around the high mountain. Their is a great importance in hunting and is important for their nutrition. The harvest of wild life is for their consuming or selling it and using its body parts. B'laan men are hunting while B'laan women do the daily chores. When B'laan hunters come back from hunt, there is a lot of excitement, everyone shares as equally as possible. Sharing is a very important part of the B'laan hunters. Many hunters are still basically living their traditional lifestyle. But the situation has been changed much from the past to present. Lowland B'laans are seldom hunts wild animals in high mountain, they are interested in farming, planting trees, banana, corn, and many others. In the past, the bow and arrow or bahol fana was predominantly used to hunt slarong or deer and lab lab or wild pigs. Home made shot guns or paltik are commonly used for hunting anuk takaya or birds and anuk or wild chicken. Blow guns or asfut or sulfot used to hunt birds and monkeys but have been replaced by guns or paltik.

B'LAAN DANCE......MARAL IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

The dance or maral ceremony is often performed when the authority of Fulong or Datu has been held in trust and status to assume the responsibility of the Flong or Datu. Dance is conducted when Fulong or Datu decides to pass the status of Fulong in his son. These ceremonies which formally recognized the power, authority, status, and prestige of the new Fulong or Datu. The occasion of great celebration, attended by Fulong or Datu from all the surrounding of the community and with great celebration, enhanced by traditional guitar or faglung with two string guitar like instrument. The ceremonies is also accompanied by gongs or falimak during the ceremonies. The Fulong or Datu and B'laan people dressed in traditional clothing, kamagi or necklaces, and other accessories and has been dancing in the great celebration of the occasion. The ceremony was performed by the B'laan people of Tampakan, Pula Bato, South, Cotabato................PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS AND MY PAINTINGS...........

BASKET......BOON IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

BASKET OR BOON is for keeping or storing things, made from thin piece of materials like Nito and Bamboo, woven together and sometimes with handle made of Abaca twisted. The small basket or tukay boon are woven by the B'laans on the same materials. B'laan women often carries Boon when harvesting corn, rice, camote, vegetables and etc. BONG BOON OR BIG BASKET AND TUKAY BOON OR SMALL BASKET are symbol of cultural identities. Baskets are also found in Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato.............PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS....

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BEADED BRACELETS......SLA BALESO IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

BEADED BRACELETs usually made of loose beads with center hole and connected by a piece of string or elastic band through the holes. An ornament worn by B'laan women on wrist or arm, without being attached to clothing. Many B'laans believe that the colors itself contains a supernatural energy, with the used of different bead colors, sizes, and designs to make it cheerful and exciting. Beads come in variety of materials, they used to create a jewelry for personal adornment. Highland B'laans are still using decorative brass bracelets on wrist or arm for their accessories as part of their traditional identities. Beaded bracelets as will as brass bracelets are worn during occasions or celebrations or everyday used by the

B'laan women of Tampakan, Pula Bato, South, Cotabato..............PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS..........

DEER HORN......SUKOT SLARONG IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

DEER HORN has a large branching horns on the head of an adult male deer which made of bone. They are true bone structures that usually grow in symmetrical pairs. Male deer horn attracting females or helping him fight often males, it grows behind the eyes and often protection. A deer is a large wild animal found in the mountain. Deer horn can be used to make hunting knife in style and one of their accessories of B'laan culture and tradition. Hunting knife come in different shapes and sizes, each style works best at the person assigned. Some hunting knives features of shorter, wide that easy to handle. Deer horn can be used also as chandelier hanging above the ceiling in the middle of a formal space, adorned with sparkling lights. Deer horn or Sukot slarong are found also in Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato...............PHOTOS POSTED ARE COLLECTIONS OF MY FATHER.........

GOLD TEETH.......BLAWUN KIFIN IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

One of which to display wealth is to have one's gold teeth or Blawun Kifin. Having a gold teeth is a sign that you've got enough resources to afford. Gold teeth are commonly worn by B'laan men and women which symbolizes wealth and strength and of cultural identities. Gold has been usually used throughout the world as money. Other indigenous groups are used known for their manufacture of gold teeth, and B'laans emulate this.....Blawun kifin are found also in Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato...............PHOTOS POSTED WAS SEARCH BY SOL........

SCARF........OTOB IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

A piecec of square cloth or fabric worn by men or women around the head, or a decorative cloth for covering the hair. Textile of traditional scarf is unique with ethnic designs and with different colors such as red, black, green, yellow, blue, and white. Scarf was used also to wipe the sweat from the neck and face in hot weather. Wearing of scarf was part of their cultural identities and cloth accessories used to identify Datu or Bong Fulong. Their goal is to keep the native culture alive and also found in Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato...........PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS................

BEADED EARRINGS.....ULOL IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

EARRINGS OR ULOL are jewelry attached to the ears, are worn by B'laan women of Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato. Piercing are common among indigenous cultural identities. They are generally attached to the ears by the use of thin wires, which go through the earlobes. Beaded earrings are best for the B'laan during occasions or ceremonies, it may have a charm or multiple beads, depending on how large the earrings are and what materials they are made of. Dangling earrings can be quite heavy, but comfortable pair of dangle earrings that they love and enjoy wearing them for a long time................PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS............

LONG KNIFE.......FA-IS IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

FA-IS is long knife, a traditional B'laan knife carried by a Bong Fulong or Datu. The Fa-is is with a wooden or metal sheath, it's blade is double edge some are not. The handle is sometimes made of fine grained wood or often horn or ivory decorated with metal etchings or wood carving with sheath inlay. It can be describe as possessing a brass handle with numerous small rings on the butt. A red and black striped scarf has been wrapped around the upper section of the sheath. .......SHORT KNIFE OR TUKAY FA-IS is important household element and symbol of their cultural identities. LONG AND SHORT KNIVES are also found in Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato...............PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS.............

BEADED BELT.......SABETAN IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

A piece of beaded belt or sabetan made of cloth material worn by B'laans across the waist in order to support the clothes or serve as their belt accessories with different brightly bead colors and designs and with small bells or asgolong tinkling around. B'laan also used metal belt with tinkling accessories or any decorative metals for the belt. Metal belt as with as beaded belt are used during occasions or celebrations, are also found in Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato. ............PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS.............

COMB......SWAT IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

COMB OR SWAT are made of plastic or wood with a narrow teeth on one edge used for arranging to hold the hair away from the face or for hairdressing and grooming the hair. Comb or Swat is an instrument used for particular purposes intended to arrange the hair of the B'laan women during occasions or celebrations. A comb or swat often decorated with beads worn by the B'laan women with a unique styles and with different designs and bead colors to keep the hair style in place. Beaded comb or swat are found in Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato...............PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS.......

ANKLETS......SINGKIL BABAT IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

ANKLET OR SINGKIL BABAT are important accessories worn by B'laan women around the ankle, which is used as jewelry of B'laan tribes made of decorative brass band, produces sounds that when moves around and stamping of their feet, the bells or asgolong makes a sound. SINGKIL BABAT does not just serve as accessories but also musical instrument with small tinkling attached, serve as a symbol of B'laan cultural identities. Decorative brass anklet are common as well as beaded anklets used by the B'laan tribe of Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato are used during occasions or celebrations................PHOTOS POSTED ARE MY COLLECTIONS..........

BRASS BETEL NUT BOXES.....BOOS IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

BRASS BETEL NUT BOXES OR BOOS are highly decorative boxes and none decorative, containing the necessary substances used in betel nut chewing, can still be found among the highland B'LAAN of Pula Bato, Tampakan, South, Cotabato. Small boxes of the betel nuts are used to accommodate the four ingredients of betel chew, areca nut or bunga, fresh pepper leaves, lime powder or apog, and damp tobacco leaves. Brass betel nut boxes or Boos are skilfully manufactured by various indigenous groups throughout the region. Each compartment contained a different substances used in chewing of betel nut, lime powder or apog, which is often wrapped in a fresh pepper leaf is blended with a charcoal mix to produce a chewing compound...........SMALL ROUND BRASS BOXES...GUFO KAFOL IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE...It is made of two small round brass boxes to accommodate some ingredients for lime powder or apog and damp tobacco leaves found among highland B'LAAN............SMALL BRASS ITEMS FOR GRINDING...GUMDIK NAMA IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE...Are used by B'laans in grinding betel nuts, apog, damp tobacco leaves, and fresh pepper leaves during chewing..............BRASS ITEM FOR SPITTING...used by the indigenous people during spitting...............PHOTOS POSTED ARE COLLECTIONS OF MY FATHER......