T'boli

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The T'boli are an indigenous people of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, renowned for their rich oral traditions, intricate T'nalak weaving, and close cultural ties to the Lake Sebu region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous people
clothingFeature beaded accessories
brightly colored embroidered garments
heavy brass ornaments
cosmologyElement spirit of the abaca
country Philippines
culturalCenter Lake Sebu NERFINISHED
T'boli municipality, South Cotabato NERFINISHED
culturalPreservationEffort community-based weaving schools
local cultural festivals in Lake Sebu
culturalThreat environmental degradation of Lake Sebu area
land dispossession
cultureHero Fu Dalu NERFINISHED
governmentRecognition National Cultural Communities of the Philippines NERFINISHED
intangibleHeritage T'nalak weaving tradition NERFINISHED
oral epics and chants
knownFor T'nalak weaving NERFINISHED
brass and beadwork
distinctive traditional dress
epic chants
rich oral traditions
traditional music
language Tboli language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
locatedIn Mindanao NERFINISHED
southern Philippines
populationRegion Sarangani NERFINISHED
South Cotabato NERFINISHED
Sultan Kudarat NERFINISHED
primaryProvince South Cotabato NERFINISHED
primaryRegion Lake Sebu NERFINISHED
recognizedAs indigenous cultural community in the Philippines
relatedGroup Blaan NERFINISHED
Manobo peoples NERFINISHED
Teduray NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
indigenous animist beliefs
subsistence fishing in Lake Sebu
swidden farming
wet-rice agriculture
traditionalBeliefSystem dream-inspired cosmology
traditionalCloth T'nalak NERFINISHED
traditionalDance Madal Tahaw NERFINISHED
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalInstrument hegelung (two-stringed lute)
kulingtang (gong ensemble) NERFINISHED
weavingMaterial abaca fiber
weavingTechnique ikat dyeing

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Lake Sebu ethnicGroup T'boli
Tboli alsoSpelled T'boli