Yabing Masalon Dulo
Fu Yabing Masalon Dulo (August 8, 1914 – January 26, 2021),[1] commonly referred to as Fu Yabing, was a Filipino textile master weaver and dyer, credited with preserving the Blaan traditional mabal tabih art of ikat weaving and dyeing.[2] At the time of her death, she was one of only two surviving master designers of the mabal tabih art of the indigenous Blaan people of southern Mindanao in the Philippines.[3]
Fu Yabing Masalon Dulo | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1914 |
| Died | January 26, 2021 (aged 106)[1] South Cotabato, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Known for | Textile |
| Style | Blaan traditional mabal tabih weaving and dyeing |
| Awards | National Living Treasure Award 2016 |
She was given the National Living Treasures Award by the Philippines through the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.[2]
Biography edit
Fu Yabing was born on August 8, 1914, in modern-day Polomolok, South Cotabato.[3] She resided on Mount Matutum.[4] Fu Yabing began weaving at age 14.[5] Two of her tabih are considered masterpieces. One of these is displayed in the Philippine National Museum.[5]
To preserve the Blaan weaving tradition, Fu Yabing taught the craft of tabih to her only daughter Lamina Dulo Gulili and women in her community.[4] She was also given the honorific "Fu," as a Blaan elder.[2]
She retired from weaving in 2018 after a motorcycle accident.[5]
Fu Yabing died in her sleep on January 26, 2021, at the age of 106.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b National Commission for Culture and the Arts [@NCCAOfficial] (January 26, 2021). "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Manlilikha ng Bayan Yabing Masalon Dulo today, January 26, 2021 at the age of 106. Fu Yabing was conferred the National Living Treasure Award in 2016 for her mastery of the Ikat weaving and the Blaan Mabal Tabih" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "National Living Treasures: Yabing Masalon Dulo". NCCA. Retrieved July 13, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Espejo, Edwin (October 21, 2014). "Artist, purist: Fu Yabing, the Blaan master weaver". Rappler. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Villan, Tyne (November 22, 2018). "These Mindanawon women weavers prove that textile weaving is still alive in the Philippines". InqPOP!. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c Ordoña, Alaska (June 8, 2019). "Y-Speak: Dreaming the weave, weaving the dream". Sunstar. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Sarmiento, Bong S. (January 26, 2021). "Another national living treasure from South Cotabato passes away". MindaNews. Retrieved January 26, 2021.