CIVIL ARTGINEERINGS
Born: August 3, 1928
Died: April 30, 2015 (aged 86)
Nationality: Filipino
Known for: T'nalak weaving
Lang Dulay was a T'boli princess from South Cotabato's Lake Sebu area. Luan Senig, her mother, taught her to weave when she was 12 years old.
She is recognized for preserving traditional motifs in T'nalak weaving despite the commercialization of the industry, which saw non-T'bolis introduce more modern designs. Lang Dulay established the Manlilikha ng Bayan Center workshop in her hometown to foster the ancient craft of T'nalak weaving, with five of her grandkids becoming weavers by 2014.
In early 2015, Lang Dulay went into a coma and passed away.
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Lang Dulay: The National Living Treasure
ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS
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She was granted the National Living Treasures Award or Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan in 1998. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) bestowed this title on her in recognition of her talent in weaving t’nalak.
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In 1998, as part of the Philippine Independence Centennial celebrations, her artworks were featured in an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in the United States.
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