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    The document discusses the malong, a traditional garment from the Maranao and Maguindanao people of the Philippines. It describes the different types of malong based on their designs, and explains their cultural significance. For example, malongs are used to wrap newborns and the deceased. The document also notes issues like western influences threatening traditional weaving techniques, and malongs not being used as regularly in modern times despite their deep cultural roots. It argues the malong should be preserved and encouraged as an important art form representing Maranao culture.

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    The document discusses the malong, a traditional garment from the Maranao and Maguindanao people of the Philippines. It describes the different types of malong based on their designs, and explains their cultural significance. For example, malongs are used to wrap newborns and the deceased. The document also notes issues like western influences threatening traditional weaving techniques, and malongs not being used as regularly in modern times despite their deep cultural roots. It argues the malong should be preserved and encouraged as an important art form representing Maranao culture.

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    The document discusses the malong, a traditional garment from the Maranao and Maguindanao people of the Philippines. It describes the different types of malong based on their designs, and explains their cultural significance. For example, malongs are used to wrap newborns and the deceased. The document also notes issues like western influences threatening traditional weaving techniques, and malongs not being used as regularly in modern times despite their deep cultural roots. It argues the malong should be preserved and encouraged as an important art form representing Maranao culture.

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    The document discusses the malong, a traditional garment from the Maranao and Maguindanao people of the Philippines. It describes the different types of malong based on their designs, and explains their cultural significance. For example, malongs are used to wrap newborns and the deceased. The document also notes issues like western influences threatening traditional weaving techniques, and malongs not being used as regularly in modern times despite their deep cultural roots. It argues the malong should be preserved and encouraged as an important art form representing Maranao culture.

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    “Romancing the Malong”

    By: Christine F. Godinez-Ortega

    Group 5
    3A-PH
    Christine Godinez-Ortega
    ❖ Director of Publication and Information of the
    MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology
    ❖ Founding member, resident panelist, and
    Director of the Iligan National Writers
    Workshop
    ❖ Literary Arts Coordinator of Central and
    Northern Mindanao
    ❖ Vice Head of the National Literary Arts
    Committee of the National Commission for
    Culture and Arts (NCCA)
    ❖ Received the Umpil Lifetime Education and
    2016 CMO Asia award for leadership in
    education.
    At first glance
    ❖ What kind of essay is this?

    - Expository essay

    ❖ Why specifically use the word “Romancing”?

    - Romancing is defined as an act of giving off attention

    and or admiration towards someone or something. In

    the title, “romancing” was used perhaps to give the

    readers an idea that the piece is something about

    love, but not the common romance, rather a deeper

    sense of admiration towards something - which is

    the malong.
    Important Points
    ❖ Uses of the Malong

    ❖ Types of Malong

    ❖ Reflection of social status

    ❖ Name of the designs

    ❖ Where can it be found locally?

    ❖ Where can items like the Malong be found?


    Time to think
    ❖ What were issues pointed out in the text?

    ❖ Why would the author write this?

    ❖ Are there improper ways to display ethnic items?

    ❖ Do Malongs really represent or belong to any one

    ethnic group?

    ❖ Why are items of supposed cultural heritage rarely

    used?
    MALONG
    ❖ A Maranao-Maguindanao term

    ❖ From the same linguistic matrix as the Tausug Samal tajong and the Luzon-

    Visayan patajong

    ❖ This piece of garment is similar to the Indonesian and Malaysian sarong, the

    Thai ponong, the Myanmar loungi, and the Laotian sinh.

    ❖ Maranao of Lanao - turned the malong into a work of art

    ❖ Design - “okir,” generic term for the scroll and geometric patterns of the area
    MALONG
    ❖ Maranao people use malong as a symbol of
    the start and end of life.
    ❖ Malongs are used to wrap newborns and also
    during death.
    ❖ Malongs can be used in different ways like
    bags, curtain, table cloth, and more. It is also
    used by cultural dancers as props or
    backdrops.
    ❖ Malongs are weaved on manual machines
    called backstrap looms and weavers are highly
    respected for their job.
    ❖ Malongs also show the economical status of a
    certain person or family; the more you own,
    the wealthier/powerful you are.
    DIFFERENT KINDS OF MALONG
    1. LANDAP (“Beautiful to look at”)

    ❖ Handwoven and decorated with langket (accents on malong)


    ❖ Characterized by “langkit” or decorative strips of profuse geometric designs,
    hand-sewn on the malong
    ❖ Most popular/common
    2. PANDI (“Flag” or “banner”)

    3. AMPIK (“Seductive” or “Attractive”)

    ❖ Characterized by a square
    pattern with lines and cross
    lines of contrasting primary
    colors along black and white
    geometrical shapes

    4. BAGADAT (“Striped”)
    5. ANDON (“Tying” or
    “Enwrapping”)

    ❖ Most prized, rarest and oldest type


    of Malong
    ❖ Has a similar pattern to that of
    Indonesian ikat
    ❖ Refers to the process of combining
    colors and designs in weaving

    6. Landap a binaning

    ❖ Yellow malong
    ❖ In the past, only the upper classes
    had the privilege to wear this
    CRITICAL RELEVANCE
    ❖ The context of the essay is to preserve the heritage. The practice of
    preservation is important because it connects people to specific generations,
    places, and certain events that were significant milestones in the past. The
    ability to revisit these preserved elements can provide a sense of place and
    can help maintain continuity between the past and the present.
    ❖ Every Filipino should give importance to Philippine aesthetics regardless of
    multicultural influences.
    ❖ Re-evaluate a Filipino’s concept of beauty despite him being an amalgam of
    contradictions.
    KEY ISSUES RAISED
    ❖ Due to an increase of western influences through TV, social
    media, etc., only few deem the changes or transformations to the
    malong an insult to the culture.
    ❖ The ancient craft of back-loom weaving is being affected by
    modern technology.
    ❖ Maranao weavers have to yield to the demands of fashion and the
    market by producing trendy or tasteless designs.
    KEY ISSUES RAISED
    ❖ Why is the malong not used?

    In the text, many different uses of the Malong were enumerated:


    Keepsake, dressing room, burial garment, and more. Yet, why is it
    that the Malong is rarely ever seen now except on “cultural heritage”
    days? You’d think something deeply rooted into the culture would be
    used about as casually as say cellphones. It kind of begs the question if
    the Malong is a true symbol of heritage.
    KEY ISSUES RAISED
    ❖ Is the malong really a symbol exclusive to the maranao?

    The text itself mentions garments similar to design and structure


    in different parts of the world like in Malaysia and Thailand. So what
    makes the Malong exclusively for the Maranao only? Even indigenous
    groups have their own version of the versatile garment. The answer?
    It lies in the pattern of the weaves. The Malong is the Malong because
    of how unique the weave style and colors of it is to the Malong and the
    Maranao people. This ties into the next issue.
    KEY ISSUES RAISED
    ❖ If the malong is an art form of dying, why shouldn’t it be seen more often?

    I think people agree that if something is seen more often, people often
    think to preserve or improve it. Sure it’s being used but in completely the wrong
    way seeing as how twisted the style and how the garment is being advertised
    has become. Sure the Maranao endure this to show the Malong so people would
    associate it with the Maranao and hopefully preserve it in Museums for people
    to see. But is it still the Malong? Is it still the Malong that represents what the
    Maranao people are about if it’s being created and used differently?
    FINALE
    The malong is not merely a utilitarian garment; it is an ART
    FORM used by the young and old, the rich and poor, from cradle to

    crypt. It is a symbol of the maranao culture, deserving

    encouragement and support from both government and the Maranao


    community.
    Reference:

    https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/owKCDBBzFibtIg?fbclid=IwAR1qhdlvJvVmU
    VODrK4YeViCquxB4FC0o26NJdhS3GjwWEAN7JkVp4OVWX8

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