Mat Weaving

Mats are among the most useful items in our country. Because of our tropical weather, they are perfect for sleeping and sitting on.

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Indigenous materials like buri, rattan, pandan, bamboo, and tikog are among the materials used to make these mats.

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Mat weaving in Basey, Samar involves a long process from the gathering of tikog up to weaving of tiny strips into elegant mats with intersecting lines of different colors and motifs.

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The mats made of tikog have a sturdy border. Its design can be plain, checkered, or embroidered. The Basey mat has a unique design that is woven over a fully plain mat as a kind of overlay

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ILOILO BAMBAN MATS is made from tikog.

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This town of in Samar is known as Banig Capital of the Philippines.

• Iloilo

• Tawi-Tawi

• Basey, Samar

It is a beautiful and colorful handwoven mat or banig made from tikog.

• Badjao and Samal Mats

• Iloilo Bamban Mats

• Basey, Samar Tikog Mats

• Badjao and Samal Mats

These mats use a pandananus plant which is abundant in Tawi- Tawi where these tribes are found.

• Romblon Buri Mats

• Iloilo Bamban Mats

• Basey, Samar Tikog Mats

• Badjao and Samal Mats

It is a kind of weaving where it has a glossy design and natural color.

• Badjao and Samal Mats

• Iloilo Bamban Mats

• Basey, Samar Tikog Mats

• Badjao and Samal Mats

A kind of material that is used for weaving mats and banig in Basey Samar. It is a native grass that grows wild along rice fields and swamps.