Ifugao weaving

Weaving in Luzon

The term Ifugao means people from the hills that is why non-Cordillerans called them Igorots but they prefer the first name. Their arts and culture revolves around rice as a prestigious crop. Their legends tell that the first grains of rice is given to men by Gods.

the Ifugao weave a loincloth called IKAT which is actually an Indonesian term, meaning to bind together. Their motif is characterized by diamond stripes of white and red stripes. The dominant color is blue.