Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, is home to 18 tribal groups.

Each tribal group has

their own unique identity and customs, but their colorful woven products show that they have a
common tradition.

The Mindanao Weaving: A Tradition that Unites the 18 Tribes

The Maguindanao tribe has its Likos, an inaul or woven fabric of different colors and designs used as wall
décor or buntings for special occasions like weddings.

Tausug, a tribe from Sulu, weaves Laminosa mats which are made from leaves dyed in different colors.

The T’Boli has their T’nalak cloth made from abaca fiber. The designs are patterned after the
dreams of the weavers.
 The Mandaya of Davao Oriental has the Dagmay cloth using abaca fiber, while on the other
hand, the Bagobo-Tagabawa of Davao del Sur has their Inabal.

The Klata and Talaingod Manobo tribes make the beautiful hand-made products such as baskets
and trays. The designs used in crafting such products have been handed down from generation to
generation by the tribal elders.

The balangay was the first wooden watercraft excavated in Southeast Asia and is evidence of early
Filipino craftsmanship and their seamanship skills during pre-colonial times. The Balanghai Festival is
also a celebration in Butuan, Agusan del Norte to commemorate the coming of the early migrants that
settled the Philippines, on board the Balangay boats.[2] When the first Spaniards arrived in the 16th
century, they found the Filipinos living in well-organized independent villages called barangays. The
name barangay originated from balangay, the Austronesian word for "sailboat".[3][4]
The vinta (locally known as lepa-lepa or sakayan) is a traditional boat from the Philippine island of
Mindanao. The boats are made by Sama-Bajau and Moros living in the Sulu Archipelago,[1] Zamboanga
peninsula, and southern Mindanao. It has a sail with assorted vertical colors that represents the colorful
culture and history of the Muslim community. These boats are used for inter-island transport of people
and goods. Zamboanga City is known for these vessels.

The malong is a traditional "tube skirt" made of handwoven or machine-made multi-colored

cotton cloth, bearing a variety of geometric or okir designs. The malong is directly akin to the sarong
worn by peoples in other parts of Maritime Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Brunei, East Timor and Indonesia),
and is the etymological cognate of the Polynesian malo (loincloth). The malong is traditionally used as a
garment by numerous tribes in the Southern Philippines and the Sulu Archipelago and was historically
worn throughout the archipelago by lowland maritime groups.
 Brasswares Kulintang, gongs and even the elaborate designs of a Muslim jar are brasswares
popularly made in Mindanao, particularly the oldest city in the region, Cotabato City. ... Panolong Is a
wing like design of a vernacular house in Maranao called Torogan

Okir (also spelled as okkil, okil, or ukkil) is the term for geometric and flowing designs (often
based on an elaborate leaf and vine pattern) and folk motifs that can be usually found in Maranao,
Maguindanao and Muslim-influenced artwork, especially in the southern Philippines, and in some parts
of Southeast Asia.
 The Panolong is a house ornament fashioned by the Maranao people. Panolong is a part of the
beam in the Maranao house. The shape of the Panolong is an architectural translation of a prow

, meaning the potruding part in the front of a ship. Panolongs were designed to make the house appear
as a floating boat in the eyes of the viewer

Torogan (lit. "resting place" or "sleeping place"), is a traditional house built by the Maranao people of
Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines.[1] A torogan was a symbol of high social status. Such a residence was
once a home to a sultan or Datu in the Maranao community. Nowadays, concrete houses are found all
over Maranaw communities, but there remain torogans a hundred years old. The best-known are in
Dayawan and Marawi City, and around Lake Lanao.
 The Sarimanok is a legendary bird of the Maranao people who originate from Mindanao, an
island in The Philippines. It comes from the words "sari" and "manok." "Sari" means cloth or garment,
which is generally of assorted colors. manok means "chicken".

The Yakan people are among the major indigenous Filipino ethnolinguistic groups in the Sulu
Archipelago. Also known as dream weaver having a significant number of followers of Islam, it is
considered as one of the 13 Moro groups in the Philippines. The Yakans mainly reside in Basilan but are
also in Zamboanga City. They speak a language known as Bahasa Yakan, which has characteristics of
both Sama-Bajau Sinama and Tausug (Jundam 1983: 7-8). It is written in the Malayan Arabic script, with
adaptations to sounds not present in Arabic (Sherfan 1976).
Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in Sabah) is the traditional "fingernail" dance of the
Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah.[1] The dance also means offering from its Sanskrit
origin pang-alay. Mangalay, which also means dance, is very similar to classical Balinese and Thai dances.