How Ancient Pots are Made in the Philippines (Gold in the Mountains of Kalinga)

[@featrmedia]

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[@mindsetting3063]

thnk u so much looking for this, hope not so expensive and gold miners should stop destroying the nature

[@TheIntrovertKitchen]

Salamat for featuring this story. Naghanap ako ng palayok during my vacation to my home province, Bohol but sadly disappointing ang mga items na available - parang ginawa nalang for the sake of making, without any passion nor attention to any details. Walang sense of pride!😔

[@luisaoloan9830]

​@@TheIntrovertKitchenI had same experience. I should have known this pot makers before

[@zizi4372]

Awesome video! Your work is amazing! So are the people and places you feature!

[@sac809]

please keep making documentaries like these, badly needed ng spotlight yung kultura natin'

[@IslandStoo]

You need a half white person to make these documentaries on your own culture huh

[@featrmedia]

Maraming salamat!

[@madaryakar9453]

😂😂! culture ? what culture.?

[@KristianJewelTaiño]

So much respect on FEATR. I was super in awe how you guys perfectly and authentically captured the story, culture and beauty of this episode. Grabe. Super world-class!

[@madaryakar9453]

😂😂! don't be so over belief. you don't know what inside it is. just enjoy the show

[@ami-ix5bo]

Trynna be edgy and all lol ​@@madaryakar9453

[@royalle7431]

As someone from Kalinga, thank you for featuring Pasil and letting people know there are more in Kalinga aside from Busculan. We take our cultures and tradition seriously. Also, wines in Kalinga are good. 😊

[@dertzbs]

Amazing that these ladies also use tree resin to polish their pottery, like how Japanese use lacquer to theirs. Been a fan of Japanese pottery for a few years and I should've appreciated beautiful pottery closer to home. They look real nice!

[@AngryKittens]

It's ironic because the Japanese used to treasure pottery (known as "Rusun ware", from "Luzon") they traded from us in the 16th century as tea ceremony utensils, precisely because of their rustic appeal. They embodied the aesthetic of "wabi-sabi" ("less is more"), of finding beauty in imperfection.

[@bmona7550]

@@AngryKittens They treasured them because they were really effective in storing rice and fermenting them.

[@AngryKittens]

@@bmona7550 Nope. WE used them for fermenting wine and storing rice.
But the Japanese used them as containers for tea leaves in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu), which is a very important part of Japanese hospitality.

[@julieannemendoza5243]

This is my mums hometown, used to spend our summer vacation here and had experienced what it's like to live in a simple yet unique and peaceful life. Our grand parents taught us and opened our eyes to the vast culture of Pasil. Almost the women on the videos are a relative and a cousin/auntie of mum. Now they made a name for the making of the most traditional pottery in the Philippines and also they introduce the slow cooking chuchu that was known in the whole world from a few years back. When I'll go home I would want to go back to this place and re-visit some of my childhood memory. ♥️🤎♥️

[@bcdefg_ijk___opq_stuvwx_z]

I love how its perfectly shaped, perfect round, even w/o the potter's wheel or other hitech pottery tools..

[@villebob]

I love the it that you are giving triibute to all hard working Filipinos. Our culture, love and wamth.

[@themiddlepath8685]

Nakabili ang lolo ko noon ng tapayan ng tubig gawa sa Kalinga...hanggang ngayon andon pa rin sa ancestral home namin. Gulat ang anak ko nung unang natikman ang tubig sa tapayan kasi malamig kahut sobrang init kasi summer that time

[@marietaof]

Malamig nga sya, meron kmi noon

[@Meng-kt2gw]

Much respect for iPASIL and FEATR :) as someone from Kalinga, this is my first time witnessing how pots are made in Pasil . what an awe!

[@sheillamhay-tg2jq]

From Asin Tibuok to this....I love how FEATR showcases products with stories. I hope you will continue doing so. Your videos are very informative and well-crafted....Thank you ❤

[@featrmedia]

Glad you like them!

[@joivi3167]

These pots should worth more than 150! 😮

[@phatsmurf575]

My Lolas & Mama used to cook with those pots. I swear the food taste so much better when cooked in it😂 I remember mini version sets of these pots & dalikan being sold on market days in Batac. I think my brother made perfect rice, at 3 years old, in one of them😂
Watching the miners get into these tight passages, I felt claustrophobic. They have such a hard life. Wish they got bigger cuts in the sale of these precious metals.

[@josephjarata4781]

Salamat ladies for preserving local skills and traditions. God BLESS n more blessing sa inyong lahat.

[@aaronrivera2468]

As someone who practices traditional Kapampangan pottery, this documentary is so helpful! Dakal salamat!

[@SuperFauxhawk]

The best!! Simply the best!! Thanks Erwan!

[@kgonzales2606]

Grabe, overwhelming emotions habang nanonood. Eh bakit naiyak ako?🥲 Ang galing nyo. More docus like this. Thank you.

[@rhodagalingan7233]

I felt the same. Those people from Pasil were so kind and honest. That despite the hardship they still prefer to be happy and share what they have. May God bless them more and also FEATR for sharing.

[@FeCadacio]

Hats off to our Dear pottery makers and miners of Pasil Kalinga , praying for their safety 🙏 FEATR Thank you ❤

[@dyeri108]

An amazing documentary by FEATR and should honored by our government. Great job!🎉

[@jstark6118]

More of this precolonial arts crafts and way of living please, PH needs this contents so we can somehow have a glimpse of our almost forgotten heritage.

[@angelicaasuncion7523]

Grabe yung trabaho ng mga minero para lang kumita. Praying for all of u na ilayo kayo sa kapahamakan. Godbless, kudos featr fam!

[@travelynbuddy7069]

I support this program supporting this kind of livelihood. We can export this kind of Philipine products

[@gbrlgeronimo_]

Thank you sir Erwan and Featr team. I appreciate your obra ❤❤❤❤ continue to do more. Don't skip ads for the hardworking and dedicated team.

[@everydayliving658]

In Bontoc, Mountain Province they used to make earthen pots as well. It stopped because there's no more quality clay available in the area where they used to gather what they use in the pottery. Of course, there are still clays everywhere, but people opted not to abuse the environment.

[@ayrasanmiguel9363]

I LOVE THIS!!! I JUST WANNA TRY POTTERY ONCE IN MY LIFE 🎉❤😮😮

[@wooin4274]

don't hate me but i love when the narrator is erwan. ♥️

[@jchoward4399]

Grabe super quality content…. Makes me realize how much of a foreigner I am in my homeland

[@maverickjudd]

The march of progress, modernization, and globalization has in part made a lot of local traditions and culture to be lost.
One of my fears is our culture will become just videos or part of the text as we lose them.
Great documentary here of showing a part of our culture and why FEATR is one of my favorite content creator.

[@tessperegrino8832]

Thank you for giving us this episode this is a treasure! Very few of us Filipinos know this very old tradition of making implements to use in our daily lives. Banga gave me nostalgic view of our past. We also call our pots as Banga in our dialect.

[@surfthemed2010]

Incredible! Thank you for creating these documentaries and stories about our country and culture. Mabuhay!

[@JohnAventino]

Thank you for making this kind of video. This is not taught in schools and it should be.

[@francesberrios8250]

How amazing that gold mining can be practiced with minimal impact on the environment. The women who have preserved the art and skill of making clay pots and dishes. The banga/palayok are beautiful.

[@AngryKittens]

2:09 A correction: during the Iron Age trade between us and mainland Southeast Asia/South Asia, from at least 300 BC, we also started cooking with the kawali/kawa/kalaha. Far earlier than when the Chinese started using woks (which were only first attested in the Ming dynasty). I think most Filipinos assume that our "woks" are Chinese in origin, when they're actually older than them. We acquired them from South Asia.
But yes, metal cookware was generally either only for village feasts (like the kawa) or for high-ranking community members. The majority of Filipinos cooked with palayoks and bamboo.

[@franciscayetano5204]

wow! didn't know na meron tayong resin tree. dapat pala ganyan ang mga palayok natin imbes lacquer

[@maexu5364]

I watched your slow food video last time and I couldn't help but get mesmerised by their kitchen utensils especially this beautiful pot.

[@princehenrysumagui7254]

This video makes me wanna go learn pottery 😁

[@featrmedia]

Go for it!

[@titaglo5929]

i"d rather learn how to make a pot than to learn how to do make-up. salamat, featr, for making this video. napakarefreshing panoorin ng mga videos ninyo.

[@flordelizasegoma8400]

This is a GOLD documentary. Love this♥️♥️♥️

[@user-hg8oj2tu8q]

Sana po sa mga lugar na may gumagawa pa wag hayaang mawala, ang pag gawa ng palayok at kalang na yari sa lupa,,,

[@esthertadeo887]

Sana magkaroon ng workshop ng pottery sa bawat municipality sa buong bansa ❤❤❤

[@DianaLynSarenas]

Would love to go back and try this craft in Kalinga.

[@revertedakhi]

New goal unlock, pagbalik ko ng Pinas papalitan ko na lahat ng lutuan ko ng Banga at palayok

[@judedgreenbriar]

them making pots with literal bare hands is so amazing

[@user-hg8oj2tu8q]

Sana po wag mawala, ang pag gawa ng palayok sa ating lugar

[@JomalynYao]

I hope you can also make a video in Batanes. Their culture and the people are awesome

[@johndarwintayson4529]

Feartr and mr Erwan deserves more recognition especially from the government. ❤

[@SunevEyaf]

Naghahanap ako nyan online, wala akong makita,,❤❤ buti n lng meron pala, 🤟

[@carloalinsod7208]

I like what I am seeing and these handmade Potteries looks absolutely stunning therefore where can I order these POYOLK POTTERIES

[@princejohnlayno7043]

I’ve learned so much from this channel and I hope people will have opportunity to learn our life in Mindanao, especially here in south Cotabato. Because we have something that others do not know yet they still stereotype us of being terrorist but little did they know that our area is full of wonder, nature, indigenous people, and culture. I hope featr will feature south Cotabato soon❤

[@arjaysonsolis8554]

I would 100 percent that if we will be talking about Filipino Culture, YOU guys will be on top.

[@glaceronda6448]

I miss Cordillera!!!!! So good as always, dabest kayo FEATR! 💚💚💚 I still remember your Sagada docu that made me visit it too! I'm in awe 🫶🫶🫶

[@jwcatada]

Ang ganda at mura lng pag dyan makabili

[@frankiefernandez9225]

Pottery is so Awesome 👏👏👏👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽❤️❤️❤️🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@featrmedia]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@frankiefernandez9225]

@@featrmedia 🫶🫶🫶🙏🙏🙏

[@user-hg8oj2tu8q]

Dito po sa amin, sa Calumpit Bulacan dati may gumagawa ng palayok sa may Gatbuca, ngayon po sa pag lipas ng panahon unti unting nawala, sayang naman po ito ay isang kasaysayan ng Calumpit, ngayon po wala

[@alohairon7139]

Kudos to the people who documented this.

[@dandlion007]

ang galing..

[@dyeri108]

Most likely the international community will notice and honor this documentary first before our government.

[@AngryKittens]

Ewan ko ba anong ginagawa ng gobyerno natin.

[@tenavrisen9279]

Hindi pwedeng gawin ng gobyerno lahat ng naiisip nyo. 😆 Lalo na kung unfair sa ibang gumagawa ng documentaries.

[@AngryKittens]

@@tenavrisen9279 It's not the documentary that matters. It's the SUBJECT. Halos walang ginagawa ang gobyerno to preserve disappearing parts of our culture like this.

[@tenavrisen9279]

@@AngryKittens Dun kasi ko nagreact sa sinabi nya. "notice and honor this documentary". Baka di mo nabasa?!? 🤔

[@tenavrisen9279]

@@AngryKittens Yung sayo naman, ibang subject na yan. Kaya iba na sasabihin ko jan, syempre. Pero parang mahirap ka kausap kaya wag na. 😆 🤣 😂

[@KhelGC]

More videos like this one please…..

[@marietaof]

New friend here, I like their pots

[@mariejeanmaulion5484]

Appreciate all your vlogs exploring the cultures of the Philippines ❤

[@featrmedia]

More to come!

[@Berdeng_Uhog]

Thank You🎉❤❤

[@cecilleflowerfarm]

Pls protect and preserve this land.

[@claudinecolilen7433]

From Kalinga here🙋‍♀️

[@FeCadacio]

Sana makarating din ako dyan 🤗

[@mervinpaulflores3818]

nka punta nko Ng kalinga. mababait mga tao sobra. at napnsin ko magagnda mga babae. 😅

[@louiebadevlogs1371]

Erwan I think is more Filipino than I am. I’m even a Cordilleran, but this dude knows better about us.

[@elsiebakidan-rl4ex]

The place were i belong pasil kalinga...

[@AngryKittens]

The pots are beautiful. BTW almaciga resin = traditional lacquer/varnish. It seals the pores of the pot, making it liquid-proof and further increases its durability.

[@anythinggoestv1587]

Salute ako sa researcher ng FEATR.. at syempre s buong team.. not surprise king makarecieve ulit kau ng award.. galing nyo promise!

[@chahinmonggala]

Ay heto na sya ❤

[@bnylar011]

Mabuhay kayo mga taga Kalinga!

[@FernandaCabellon]

wow its so beautiful.:)

[@user-nz5vy4ot3s]

Ay maganda po pala Dyan bumili❤❤❤

[@virgieongat342]

Delikado talaga tong mining.

[@sheena6352]

reminiscent of Probe Team of my childhood.

[@enelrahcreivaj]

FEATR astig!

[@wtom84]

It's hard to find sturday and durable Palayok these days. Food cooked in Palayok taste differently talaga.

[@maebubansssschannel357]

"The ETERNAL KING of all is coming soon. Are you ready, Filipinos all across the Philippines and around the world? Is your name written in the LAMB's BOOK OF ETERNAL LIFE hidden inside the NEW HEAVEN, the streets of the CITY are pure gold, like clear glass.
💖✨✨✨✨✨✨

[@The_Hypochondriac]

Erwan can you also make a video about farming and pesticides here? I'm just really curious which Philppine vegetable has the least pesticides and all... Anyway, this vlog is so timely I was about to buy a palayok stove....

[@ruthSouthT]

People in the villages of kalinga don’t use pesticides in their crops it’s all organic. That’s why they don’t even plant varieties of rice that does not grow well in the environment of the villages because they don’t want to use pesticides and compromise other crops. They only plant varieties of rice like unoy etc. that you can’t find in the commercial market. Even vegetables all organic😊

[@The_Hypochondriac]

@@ruthSouthT Sorry I meant in the Philippines in general. But it's good to know that crops from Kalinga don't have pesticides. I shall search if they sell any here in Manila. I stayed in Tabuk and Lubuagan Kalinga for 2 weeks years ago for work and it was one of the most profound experiences of my life ♥️😊

[@emilyv123]

Napakagaling ng mga kamay nila..

[@bcdefg_ijk___opq_stuvwx_z]

Pinapanuod ko pa lng ung pinapasukang butas parang ako ung di makahinga.. biroin mo ung mabigat na sako ng nava nailalabas nila sa maliit na butas at daan

[@je_poi9792]

😍😍😍

[@beaglesrfun5896]

Would love to support these people. Where can I purchase some pots?

[@JohBuggat]

Pinaka maganda talaga gawa sa kalinga kase ginagawa nila with love ❤ its just sad na hindi masyado tinatangkilik.most gamit nga mga kalinga kahit sa upper kalinga ay nonstick pots. Na di nila alam na most ng mga sakit ai galing sa mga kitchen utensils na ginagamit natin.most especially nonstick. Ginagamit natin kahit may gasgas na 😢 na dun galing mga cancerous na chemicals. Im from tabuk city of kalinga at plano kong palitan mga pots ko ng claypots lahat ❤

[@linprott9732]

These wares should be accessible to the public. I hate to see imported mass-produced products getting the big share of the market.

[@bigbrother8594]

Those cliffs are far more precious than skyscrapers🏞

[@joybrainanuersymsurvivor]

im an ilocana ceramicist in California and would love to intern and learn here!

[@johnchristophercasimero]

Gaganda seguro mga anak nila nu hahaha

[@manoletdelfin4038]

Where can we buy the banga.

[@Mannalon31]

❤❤❤ wow

[@AcroPolis914]

17:20 The older woman said "pangpa-siling" not for "sealing" In Ilocano, siling means shine..basically, she said to make it shiny

[@gimig2395]

Kalingaaa ❤

[@liejmarose]

❤❤❤❤

[@essamarietv]

❤❤

[@darkrabbit6985]

Grabe ganyan yung POV as a miner. Sobrang sikip pala

[@derickjanmartin454]

first

[@ruthgroot1650]

Khit sa Iloilo kada semana eh bumili yung Lola ko noon paglulutuan ng paksiw isda saludo sa lola kong magiging ala ala sa akin..Na ala ala ko nga meron na malaki paglalagyan ng tubig at masarap ang tubig malamig khit wlng ice eh sa provincia..

[@AngryKittens]

It's interesting that their name for it is "banga", which originally referred to water jars from proto-Philippine *balangaw.

[@Peaceful903]

👍👍👍🙏

[@greenminded22able]

Ang mga taong kinalimutan ng ating pamahalaang gahaman sa pera at kapangyarihan

[@jennifermacalintal6580]

I want to buy...how po pasend naman ng details

[@walteriglesia9603]

This is a raw vlogggg....