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LEPA: THE SEA AS HOME

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Manage No	DI00000234
Country	Republic of Korea
Author	Jesusa L. Paquibot Project Officer, Intangible Cultural Heritage Unit, National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Published Year	2016
Language	English
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Description	As sea gypsies, the Sama Dilaut of the Philippines are known for living on the sea throughout most of the year. Part of the Sama ethnic group of Southeast Asia, they crisscrossed the islands of the coral triangle until recently when they chose more permanent settlements along the coast.

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PI00003700 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
The NCCA ICH video team documents the building of a boat for a documentary on the boat building practices of the Sama people.

Philippines 2018
PI00003699 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
The NCCA ICH video team interviews a boat builder for a documentary on the boat building practices of the Sama people.

Philippines 2018
PI00003698 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
The NCCA ICH video team interviews Hadji Ippuk Jawah, from the barangay of Tongehat, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi, one of the oldest boat builder of the province, for a documentary on the boat building practices of the Sama people.

Philippines 2018
PI00003697 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
Jubal S. Muyong is one of the boat builders of Sibutu. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, are known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.Jubal S. Muyong is one of the boat builders of Sibutu. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, are known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003695 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
Hadji Ippuk Jawah, from the barangay of Tongehat, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi, is one of the oldest boat builder of the province. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, are known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003694 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
The carved wood deigns or okir at the prow of a lepa. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, are known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003693 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
The carved wood deigns or okir at the prow of a lepa. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, are known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003691 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
The patok, a hammer and ax in one, is the most important tool in building boats used by the Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines. They, particular those from the island of Sibutu, are known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003690 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
The different kinds of tools in building boats used by the Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines. They, particular those from the island of Sibutu, are known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003689 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
Because of the lack of timber, commercial woods are usually used in the building of boats nowadays. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, is known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003687 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
A lepa being constructed by the Bongao Strait in Sanga Sanga Island. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, are known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003686 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
A big boat, called kumpit, being constructed on the shores of Sibutu Island. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, is known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003685 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
A big boat, called kumpit, being constructed on the shores of Sibutu Island. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, is known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003684 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
A boat, called kumpit, being constructed on the shores of Sibutu Island. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, is known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003683 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
A big boat, called kumpit, being constructed on the shores of Sibutu Island. The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, particular those from the island of Sibutu, is known for their boat building practices using traditional knowledge. They make different kinds of water vessels including the lepa, the house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003682 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
The lepa, the traditional house boat of Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines. This one in the town of Languyan was built for a regatta and festival.

Philippines 2018
PI00003681 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
The Sama people of Tawi-Tawi, southern Philippines, usually live in houses on stilts on the sea or by the coast and use boats as mode of transportation. They are also known to live on lepa, the traditional house boat.

Philippines 2018
PI00003680 Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi
Lepa and Other Watercrafts: Boat Building Traditions of the Sama of Tawi-tawi

Philippines 2018

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