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Amparo Balansi Mabanag (born October 5, 1953) is a Filipino beadworker and embroider.

Background

Mabanag is a Ga'dang woman from Paracelis, Mountain Province. She is credited for her promotion and preservation of manu'bak (beadwork) and ameru (embroidery) of the Ga'dang. She learned the craft at age 14 with her aunts as her teachers.

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts conferred Mabanag the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award in December 2023.

See also

• List of Filipino women artists

References

1. "Pagbati sa ika-71 na kaarawan ni Manlilikha ng Bayan Amparo Mabanag" [Greeting for the 70th birthday of National Living Treasure Amparo Mabanag]. Instagram (in Filipino). National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on November 15, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
2. Kinao, Menchie (January 3, 2024). "Culture bearer in Mountain Province honored as GAMABA awardee". GuruPress Cordillera. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
3. ^ Manipon, Roel Hoang (January 1, 2024). "Hail the newly declared National Living Treasures". Daily Tribune Lifestyle. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
4. "9 'Manlilikha ng Bayan' named". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 22, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

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• 1953 births
• 20th-century Filipino artists
• 20th-century Filipino women
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• 20th-century women textile artists
• 21st-century Filipino artists
• 21st-century Filipino women
• 21st-century jewellers
• 21st-century women textile artists
• Embroiderers
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• Igorot people
• People from Mountain Province
• Women beadworkers
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