Yakan Woman

This yakan woman is weaving a yakan fabric. Yakan people live in Zamboanga and Basilan and are known for their weaving skills. A yakan fabric is so intricately made it reportedly takes a week to weave a meter of this cloth.


Picture taken by me at the Yakan Weaving Center in Zamboanga City, February 2008

2 comments:

Things I am Grateful for in 2008 | Rhodilee.com said...

[...] is a family vacation to Singapore with my my husband and son. Other places I went to this year: Zamboanga, Buda, Bukidnon; Lake Agco in Kidapawan;  Manila (Our supposed family trip this end of Dcember to [...]

Things I am Grateful for in 2008 | Rhodilee.com said...

[...] is a family vacation to Singapore with my my husband and son. Other places I went to this year: Zamboanga, Buda, Bukidnon; Lake Agco in Kidapawan;? Manila (Our supposed family trip this end of Dcember to [...]

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