Marife Ganahon
Born 1967 (age 56–57) Nationality Filipino Known for Textile Style Higa-onon Manobo traditional ikam mat weaving Awards National Living Treasure Award 2023
Marife Ravidas Ganahon (born 1967) is a Filipino mat weaver known for the Higa-onon Manobo mat weaving art of ikam .
Ganahon's Ikam NCCA
Background
Ganahon, a Higa-onon Manobo woman from Malaybalay , Bukidnon .[ 1] [ 2] She was however born in 1967 in Valencia , a town in the same province.[ 1]
She is known for promoting and preserving the art of ikam , a mat weaving technique of the Higa-onons.[ 3] Ikam are created from sodsod , a kind of sedge .[ 1]
Ganahon learned the art of ikam from her mother and grandmother at age 10 after being inspired from the works of her aunt.[ 1]
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts conferred Ganahon the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award in December 2023.[ 4]
References
^ a b c d Manipon, Roel Hoang (January 1, 2024). "Hail the newly declared National Living Treasures" . Daily Tribune Lifestyle . Retrieved November 15, 2024 .
^ "Higaonon Mat Weaver Proclaimed as 'Manlilikha Ng Bayan 2023' " . City Government of Malaybalay. January 8, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024 .
^ Echeminada, Perseus (January 17, 2024). "Higa-onon tribe weaver feted" . Daily Tribune . Retrieved November 15, 2024 .
^ "9 'Manlilikha ng Bayan' named" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . December 22, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2024 .
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