• Source: Amparo Mabanag

Amparo Balansi Mabanag (born October 5, 1953) is a Filipino beadworker and embroider.




Background


Mabanag is a Ga'dang woman from Paracelis, Mountain Province. She is credited for her promotion and preservation of manu'bak (beadwork) and ameru (embroidery) of the Ga'dang. She learned the craft at age 14 with her aunts as her teachers.
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts conferred Mabanag the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award in December 2023.




See also



List of Filipino women artists




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Amparo Mabanag
• Lang Dulay
• Salinta Monon
• National Living Treasures Award (Philippines)
• Bundos Fara
• Federico Caballero
• Ginaw Bilog
• Samaon Sulaiman
• Alonzo Saclag
• Barbara Ofong