Haja Amina Appi, Manlilikha ng Bayan for Weaving Tradition.
“Haja Amina Appi of Ungos Matata, Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi, is recognized as the master mat weaver among the Sama indigenous community of Ungos Matata. Her colorful mats with their complex geometric patterns exhibit her precise sense of design, proportion and symmetry and sensitivity to color. Her unique multi-colored mats are protected by a plain white outer mat that serves as the mat’s backing. Her functional and artistic creations take up to three months to make,” writes the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
Birthday: 25 June 1925
Read Haja Amina Appi’s profile:
http://www.ncca.gov.ph/
Read, in full, Republic Act No. 7355 or the Manlilikha ng Bayan Act:http://www.gov.ph/1992/04/
(Photo courtesy of Renato S. Rastrollo of the NCCA)
