Project Gutenberg 2010-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 383 Philippines. Bureau of Education Philippines. Department of Public Instruction. Bureau of Education Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Philippine Mats" by the Philippines Bureau of Education is an instructional manual focused on mat-making techniques, likely written in the early 20th century. The work serves as an educational resource for teachers in the Philippines, providing detailed directions on the preparation of materials, designs, and weaving methods for creating various types of mats. It emphasizes the significance of artistic and commercial value in mat production and aims to enhance the industry as a source of income in Filipino households. The opening of the book lays out its purpose and context, indicating that it is derived from earlier publications in "The Philippine Craftsman." It details the extensive domestic demand for mats, highlighting the different materials used, such as buri and pandan straws, and mentions their uses in daily life, including for sleeping and packaging. The foreword notes the importance of improving design and craftsmanship to elevate the mats' traditional significance and potential for commercial success. Emphasis is placed on the variety of weaving techniques and the artistic elements involved, suggesting that the content aims not only to instruct but also to inspire a revival of the mat-making industry in the Philippines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Weaving Mat industry -- Philippines HD Text Technology Crafts Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 295025 295240 2024-10-13T07:50:02.957682 2023-09-13T12:04:20.097130 text/html text/html 283461 2022-12-25T12:51:54 text/html 5055585 2024-10-13T07:50:25.830558 application/epub+zip 5054393 2024-10-13T07:50:13.006641 application/epub+zip 155084 2024-10-13T07:50:05.873656 application/epub+zip 9329522 2024-10-13T07:50:31.222632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9291092 2024-10-13T07:50:18.866591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284352 2022-09-14T08:45:52.568684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212110 211896 2024-10-13T07:50:01.499180 2023-09-13T12:04:18.721095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 212227 2022-12-25T12:44:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19485 2024-10-13T07:50:31.386504 application/rdf+xml 11325 2024-10-13T07:50:06.476631 image/jpeg 2881 2024-10-13T07:50:06.181645 image/jpeg 73644 2022-12-25T12:52:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 5444781 2022-12-25T12:52:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 5596058 2024-10-13T07:50:03.187663 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog