HINABOL FROM THE HIGAONON TRIBE OF BUKIDNON

 Web blog about HINABOL from the Higaonon Tribe of Bukidnon. This Hinabol is from the Higaonon Tribe of Bukidnon. Made from abaca. Higaonon Tribe are lumads from the mountains of Bukidnon with no permanent address. One fundamental element among the tribe is their traditional fabric called Hinabol or, literally, “woven.” It is a woven hemp with colorful stripes and distinctive patterns, also known as the “cloth of peace.” It can be used to negotiate tribal conflicts or as a dowry for weddings. They have continuously lived as an organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and have, under claims of ownership since time immemorial, possessed customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits. They are one of the indigenous people (IPs) recognized as the true natives of the islands, who at one time occupied and controlled a substantial portion of Mindanao and Sulu archipelago (Tri-people Consortium for Peace, Progress and Development in Mindanao, 1998) I real...