Magdalena Gamayo
Magdalena Gamayo | |
|---|---|
 Gamayo in 2017 | |
| Born | August 13, 1924 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Known for | Textile |
| Style | Ilocano traditional inabel weaving |
| Awards | National Living Treasure Award 2012 |
Magdalena Gamayo (born August 13, 1924)[1] is a Filipino weaver who is a lead-practitioner of the Ilocano tradition of pinagabel.[2]
Background
[edit]Magdalena Gamayo, a native of the cotton farming Barangay of Lumbaan-Bicbica, Pinili, Ilocos Norte,[3] learned the Ilocano weaving tradition of making inabel from her aunt at age 16. She taught herself on how to execute the traditional patterns of binakol, inuritan (geometric design), kusikos (orange-like spiral forms), and sinan-sabong (flowers).[4] She became best known for weaving the sinan-sabong, since it is the most challenging pattern among the four.[5]
Her father bought her first loom, made by a local craftsman using sag'gat hardwood. Gamayo's loom lasted for 30 years. Already past 80 years old, Gamayo remained committed in making inabel.[5][6]
On November 8, 2012, she was conferred the National Living Treasure Award,[5] the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan under R.A. 7355 by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Proclamation No. 474.
In late 2016, the House of Inabel was inaugurated enabling Gamayo to further promote pinagabel.[2]
On August 13, 2024, President Marcos Jr.'s Proclamation No. 664 declared August 13, 2024-August 12, 2025 as the "Centennial Year of Manlilikha ng Bayan Magdalena Gamayo." "Nana Dalen" is the oldest living Ilocano master weaver.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Calendar". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Domingo, Leander; TMT (December 29, 2016). "'Inabel' weaving gets boost in Pinili". Manila Times. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Sitio Remedios fashion show to help promote 'inabel' weaving". Inquirer Lifestyle. April 10, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ D’Bayan, Igan (March 1, 2021). "Loren Legarda weaves her tapestry of culture". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sagisag Kultura: Magdaléna Gamáyo". CulturEd: Philippine Cultural Education Online. Philippine Cultural Education Program (PCEP), National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "GAMABA: Magdalena Gamayo". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Montemayor, Jocelyn (August 16, 2024). "PBBM honors master weaver from Ilocos, declares August 2024-2025 as centennial year". Malaya (newspaper). Retrieved August 16, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Magdalena Gamayo at Wikimedia Commons
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