Roberto L. Gorobat, a goldsmith from Paracale, Bicol, works on a piece of jewelry.
Photo by Richard Strauss

Performing groups with craftspeople as well as individual craftspeople demonstrated their skills in three cluster areas. In the pounding area a goldsmith from Bicol Province and a silversmith were joined by cotton weavers from Batangas Province who were part of the Subli ritual dance ensemble. The weavers pound their abaca (banana hemp) before weaving. In a corner of the tent preliminary repair work was done on a jeepney provided by the Filipino-American community in Seattle.

Julio R. Ramirez, a silversmith from Pamppanga Province, works on a piece of repoussé silver.
Photo by Jeff Tinsley

Julio R. Ramirez creates repoussé picture frames, boxes, and ornaments from silver.
Photo by Jeff Tinsley

A jeepney was brought from Seattle, WA, to demonstrate the metalworking and decorative skills of Filipinos.   The jeepney is a Filipino adaptation of a World War II jeep.
Photo by Hugh Talman

Film for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival was graciously provided by FUJIFILM USA

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