T'boli people

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The T'boli people are an indigenous ethnic group from South Cotabato in Mindanao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate T'nalak weaving, rich oral traditions, and distinct music and dance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tboli people 14
T'boli people canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
belief dream-guided weaving
continent Asia
country Philippines
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage of the Philippines
deity Bulon La Mogoaw
Kadaw La Sambad
economicActivity handicraft production
subsistence agriculture
weaving-based livelihood
governmentAgencyRelation National Commission on Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines
knownFor distinct dance
distinct music
intricate T'nalak designs
rich oral traditions
language Tboli language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
South Mindanao languages
locatedIn Mindanao
South Cotabato
materialUsed abaca fiber
neighboringGroup Blaan people
linked to: B'laan people

Maguindanaon people
Tagakaulo people
oralTradition epic chants
myths and legends
populationRegion Soccsksargen region
primaryLocation Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
linked to: Lake Sebu
recognizedAs indigenous cultural community in the Philippines
religion Protestant Christianity
Roman Catholicism
indigenous animist beliefs
socialStructure bilateral kinship system
traditionalAttire beaded blouses
brass accessories
feathered headdresses
traditionalCraft T'nalak weaving
linked to: T’nalak weaving
traditionalDance Kadal Blelah
Kadal Heron
Kadal Taho
Madal Tahaw
traditionalHealer balyan (shaman)
traditionalInstrument agung (gong)
hegelung (two-stringed lute)
linked to: sapeh (lute)

kubing (jaw harp)
linked to: Mukkuri jaw harp

kulintang (gong ensemble)
sludoy (bamboo zither)
traditionalLeaderTitle datu
traditionalTextile T'nalak
linked to: T’nalak

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lumad includes T'boli people
Lake Sebu culturalHeartlandOf T'boli people
Blaan relatedGroup Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Tboli hasIndigenousPeople Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Tboli hasEthnicGroup Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Lake Sebu waterfalls significantFor T'boli people
Seven Falls of Lake Sebu hasCulturalSignificanceFor Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Lumad peoples ethnicGroup Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Tboli language spokenBy Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
T'boli cultural villages inhabitedBy T'boli people
T’nalak weaving practicedBy Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
T’nalak associatedWith Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Dreamweavers ethnicGroupContext Tboli people
subject linked to: dreamweavers
linked to: T'boli people
Lake Sebu area hasAncestralHomelandOf Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Lake Sebu area majorEthnicGroup Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Helobung Festival associatedWith Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Sarangani Province ethnicGroup Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people
Malapatan hasPopulationGroup Tboli people
linked to: T'boli people