Sep 19, 2019
This close up shot of an Ambahan, displayed in the National Museum of the Philippines, was made by Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan awardee, the Mangyan poet, Ginaw Bilog (1953-2003). Ambahan is a metaphoric poem with seven-syllable lines etched on bamboo tubes used in conveying messages among the Hanunuo Mangyan of southern Mindoro. Ambahan uses the Surat Mangyan, one of the 4 remaining syllabic scripts still in use in the #Philippines. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ltbkvBlLO/?igshid=6tk5ml2co9aj
