Philippines

This page is designed as a 'gateway' to information on textiles from the Philippines. Ever since July 2002 when Eric Anderson added a link to this site from his own domain I have been receiving plaintive emails asking 'where is the information on the Philippines?' I have asked Eric to help me launch this portal with an article which he has very kindly supplied on North Luzon highland textiles. There have been a couple of threads running on the forum with interesting photos posted and hopefully we can generate some more. Contributions from visitors to this website are very welcome to help build an information resource we may all find useful. Share your knowledge either by contacting me or via posts on the forum.

Northern Luzon highland textiles	An illustrated article by Eric Anderson giving a brief account of Northern Luzon highland textiles.
*Aljamelah Inaul* Weaving and Sewing Center**	A short illustrated article by Nick Fielding on the Aljamelah Inaul Weaving and Sewing Center - Mindanao .
Filipino textiles from the collection ofMyunghee & Peter Reimann	An on-line exhibition created from photos of the exhibition of Filipino textiles from the collection of Myunghee & Peter Reimann which ran at The Philippine Center, Philippine Consulate General in New York February 4-15, 2008.
Textiles of the Philippines	Link to an article of discovery 'A Stitch in Time' by Greg Bloom on textiles from the Philippines from the Inflight Magazine of Cebu Pacific Air on their website
ALTACO	The website of the Antique Luzon Tribal Art Connisseurs Organisation created by Eric Anderson website devoted to Philippine tribal art as well as his own interest in antique Kalinga textiles. Eric has created a CD - Kalinga Costumes - about tribal art from Kalinga province in the Philippines.
National Museum of the Philippines	Cited on its home page as the repository and guardian of the Philippines' natural and cultural heritage.
Flags and symbols of Sulu	Website dedicated to the flags and symbols of the Royal Sultanates of Sulu, Ranao Area and Maguindanao compiled by Paolo Paddeu
forum	Go to the www.tribaltextiles.info/community forum to find posts on textiles from the Philippines. Go to the 'Search' button in the top right of the screen to find all posts. Please join the forum to ask questions and to share your knowledge with fellow enthusiasts.
bibliography	Based on the small number of books devoted to the Philippines currently in my library.
shops	Access a list of shops in Philippines selling textiles. (Under construction - if you know of any good ones please contact me at comments). See forum thread on shops in Manila and the end of Greg Bloom's article included above.
travel facts	For basic travel facts (including map) go to the Lonely Planet information on the web. Check out the links they give for the Philippines.