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Study - Ang Ambahanby ~Lakandiwa

Traditional Art / Drawings / Other

©2010-2013 ~Lakandiwa

Sa Tadhana ng Hulong, Ang Ambahan

"In the path of the Hulong / Shaman, the Ambahan"

Pen & Ink study for a painting

Among the Hanunoo Mangyan, of Mindoro island, the Hulong (shaman) sings of stories of life, death, nature, the gods and love. And his songs are forever etched on to bamboo as the poetic script of the Ambahan.

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