Samporonia Madanlo | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1950 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Known for | Textile arts |
| Style | Dagmay |
| Awards | National Living Treasure Award 2023 |
Samporonia Pagsac Madanlo (born March 1, 1950 [1] ) is a Filipino artisan known for the dagmay weaving.
Madanlo is from Caraga, Davao Oriental. She is known for weaving dagmay which is created from abacá fibers using the backstrap loom and its design made from ikat technique.
She is also an embroiderer, beadworker, basket maker, as well as a dancer and a healer.
Dagmay is associated with Mandaya mythology, particularly in the story involving Tagamaling, a deity. She first learned to weave at ten years old. [2]
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts conferred Madanlo the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award in December 2023. [3]
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines is the official government agency for culture in the Philippines. It is the overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture; an executing agency for the policies it formulates; and task to administering the National Endowment Fund for Culture and the Arts (NEFCA) – fund exclusively for the implementation of culture and arts programs and projects.
The National Living Treasures Award, alternatively known as the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan, is conferred to a person or group of artists recognized by the Government of the Philippines for their contributions to the country's intangible cultural heritage. A recipient of the award, a National Living Treasure or Manlilikha ng Bayan is "a Filipino citizen or group of Filipino citizens engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino, whose distinctive skills have reached such a high level of technical and artistic excellence and have been passed on to and widely practiced by the present generations in their community with the same degree of technical and artistic competence."
Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) includes traditions and living expressions that are passed down from generation to generation within a particular community.
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