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A Sama lepa houseboat from the Philippines with an elaborately carved stern (c. 1905) Lepa, also known as lipa or lepa-lepa, are indigenous ships of the Sama-Bajau people in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. They were traditionally used as houseboats by the seagoing Sama Dilaut.
Most Sama-Bajau folk songs are becoming extinct, largely due to the waning interest of the younger generations. [19] Sama-Bajau people are also well known for weaving, needlework skills, and their association with tagonggo music. In visual arts, Sama-Bajau have an ancient tradition of carving and sculpting known as okil (also okil-okil or ukkil ...
The older Sama carving traditions (okil or okil-okil, sometimes spelled ukkil among Malaysian Sama) differ markedly from the okir of the Maranao, although elements of the okir were incorporated into later Sama carvings. Sama okil aren't bound to rules like the okir, and thus tend to be highly variable. Each artist carves according to his own ...
The Tausug and Sama–Bajau exhibit their okir on elaborate markings with boat-like imagery. The Marananaos make similar carvings on housings called torogan. Weapons made by Muslim Filipinos such as the kampilan are skillfully carved. Old Senate Hall with Tampinco style of carving and ornamentation
A Sama-Bajau fishing vinta in Zamboanga with the characteristic colorful sails (c.1923) A small Sama-Bajau tondaan with sails deployed (c.1904) Two large Moro vinta from Mindanao in the houseboat (palau) configuration (c.1920) [1] The vinta is a traditional outrigger boat from the Philippine island of Mindanao.
Djenging is a type of large double-outrigger plank boat built by the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines. It is typically used as a houseboat, though it can be converted to a sailing ship. It was the original type of houseboat used by the Sama-Bajau before it was largely replaced by the lepa after World War II.
The team have pinpointed Sama-Bajau master boat builders, whose predecessors actually built such boats, and used traditional tools during the construction. The balangay was constructed at Manila Bay, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex. [38] [39]
Pangalay performed at the 14th Annual Fil-Am Friendship Celebration at Serramonte Center in Daly City, California.. Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling [1] or Mengalai [2] in Sabah) [3] is the traditional "fingernail" dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago [4] and eastern coast Bajau of Sabah.