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    Bongor

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    Alonzo Saclag is a Kalinga master of dance and music who established the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe to pass on the performing arts traditions of his people. The troupe tours worldwide representing Kalinga culture. Bongor beads are an important part of Kalinga history, used as decorative pieces and for trading, with different styles worn by women and men to denote social status, gender, and religion.

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    Bongor

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    Alonzo Saclag is a Kalinga master of dance and music who established the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe to pass on the performing arts traditions of his people. The troupe tours worldwide representing Kalinga culture. Bongor beads are an important part of Kalinga history, used as decorative pieces and for trading, with different styles worn by women and men to denote social status, gender, and religion.

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    Alonzo Saclag is a Kalinga master of dance and music who established the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe to pass on the performing arts traditions of his people. The troupe tours worldwide representing Kalinga culture. Bongor beads are an important part of Kalinga history, used as decorative pieces and for trading, with different styles worn by women and men to denote social status, gender, and religion.

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    Bongor

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    Alonzo Saclag is a Kalinga master of dance and music who established the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe to pass on the performing arts traditions of his people. The troupe tours worldwide representing Kalinga culture. Bongor beads are an important part of Kalinga history, used as decorative pieces and for trading, with different styles worn by women and men to denote social status, gender, and religion.

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    B. How does an artist convey his or her meaning through materials and techniques?
    Go back to your cultural map and look for a monument, sculptor, and treasures in
    your community and describe it to illustrate your answer. Write that answer in a
    300-500 word essay that describes the process of making the monument,
    sculptor, and treasures, what it is made of, and how it is made. You may need to
    interview the local government or other people who had it made, assuming they
    are still available, along with the artists.
     Some purposes of art maybe to express or communicate emotions or
    ideas, to explore and appreciate formal elements for their own sake or to
    serve as a representation. Art at it’s simplest is a form of communication
    and means whatever it is intended to mean by the artist.

    Bongor:
     Kalinga beads or Bongor represents the rich history of the IKalingas.
    According to historians, it was worn by the locals as a decorative piece
    and to show social status and wealth, gender, and religion. Some beads
    were also used by priestesses to heal. Bongors with high value were used
    for trading for other commodities. The beads are genuine gems and are
    valuable.
     Bongors are commonly made into necklaces with two different types of
    length; the Winayway and Dalisdis. Winayway is a bead arrangement
    using big bongors made into long strands of necklace worn by women
    across their bodies from shoulder to hips. Dalisdis is the shorter
    multistrand necklace made from beads as small as 5mm. It measures
    approximately 16-18 inches long.

    C. Respond to the following questions.


    1. What group did Alonzo Saclag establish?
     To guarantee that his knowledge in the performing arts is passed
    on to others, he formed the Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe. He
    takes the young men and women who come to him under his
    charge and they learn about the music and dance of their
    ancestors.

    2. Describe what kind of artist is Alonzo Saclag?


     Alonzo Saclag is a Kalinga master of dance and the performing arts
    from Lubuagan, Kalinga. He has mastered not only the Kalinga
    musical instruments but also the dance patterns and movements
    associated with his people’s ritual. He received no instruction,
    formal or otherwise, in the performing arts. His tool was
    observation, his teacher and experience. He is the founder of the
    Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe that tours around the world to
    represent and introduce Kalinga performing arts. He is a GAMABA
    (Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan) 2000 awardee.
     A musician from Kalinga helps preserve Kalinga culture through
    music and instruments. Alonzo Saclag from Lubuagan, Kalinga is
    known for his talent in playing different Kalinga musical
    instruments. He has contributed a lot in preserving Kalinga culture
    through dances, music and customs.

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