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The Early Life and Notable Works of Salinta Monon

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Biography

Salinta Monon (December 12, 1920 – June 4, 2009), a local from Bansalan, is also known as the “last Bagobo Weaver” and the weaver of the world-renowned traditional Bagobo – Tagabawa textiles called Inabal. She was an awardee of the Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National Living Treasure Award in 1988 given by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Early Life :

Early Life

Salinta Monon was born on December 12, 1920 in Bitaug, Bansalan, Davao del Sur. At a young age, she was already exposed to weaving as her mother was also a weaver. Practically, since she was born, Salinta Monon had watched her mother's nimble hands glide over the loom, weaving traditional Bagobo textiles and ikat, a traditional abaca fabric, and at the age of 12 she learned how to use the weaving loom.

The Binuwaya, or crocodile, was her favorite design and is said to be one of the most difficult to weave.

Notable Works

Manlilikha ng Bayan Salinta Monon is known for the quality of her work and the intricacies of her designs. The following are her notable works :

  • The Binuwaya (Crocodile)
  • The Inabal (ikat-dyed woven abaca (Musa textilis) cloth)

It wasn’t until Salinta was already a teenager that she developed a keen eye for traditional designs. Of the many designs she weaves, her favorite is the binuwaya (crocodile), which is one of the hardest to make.

Binuwaya

Inabal

Inabal is a traditional textile made from abaca with a special weave, either in patterns of kinatkat, the cloth with a central panel, worn only by women. These textiles woven in the ikat-style and colored by vegetable and natural dyes were customarily used as the garment for ancestral royalty.

Personal Life :

Due to her reputation as a weaver, Agton Monon, a farmer and her husband, had to pay a high bride price to her father Datu Bansalan Barra for him to be allowed to marry her. The two got married on July 4, 1946, and had six children.

The couple was blessed with five children: daughter Roda and sons Sayko, Elias, Marciano, and Danilo. After her husband died in the early 1970s, Salinta tended the farm, took care of her children and continued weaving as a source of extra income.

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