Marife Ganahon

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Marife Ganahon
Born1967 (age 57–58)
Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Known forTextile
StyleHiga-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 Ikam Marife Ganahon Malaybalay Higaonon Manobo matsA.jpg
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Manipon, Roel Hoang (January 1, 2024). "Hail the newly declared National Living Treasures". Daily Tribune Lifestyle. Archived from the original on November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Higaonon Mat Weaver Proclaimed as 'Manlilikha Ng Bayan 2023'". City Government of Malaybalay. January 8, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ Echeminada, Perseus (January 17, 2024). "Higa-onon tribe weaver feted". Daily Tribune. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "9 'Manlilikha ng Bayan' named". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 22, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
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