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Title: Philippine MatsAuthor: Philippines. Bureau of EducationRelease date: January 4, 2010 [eBook #30850]Most recently updated: December 25, 2022Language: EnglishCredits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file wasproduced from images generously made available by TheInternet Archive/American Libraries.)
Title: Philippine Mats
Author: Philippines. Bureau of Education
Author: Philippines. Bureau of Education
Release date: January 4, 2010 [eBook #30850]Most recently updated: December 25, 2022
Language: English
Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file wasproduced from images generously made available by TheInternet Archive/American Libraries.)
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Original Titlepage.Philippine Craftsman Reprint SeriesNo. 1Philippine MatsLogo of the Philippine Bureau of Education.The Government of the Philippine IslandsDepartment of Public InstructionBureau of EducationManilaBureau of Printing1913The Government of the Philippine IslandsDepartment of Public InstructionBureau of EducationPhilippine Craftsman Reprint SeriesNo. 1Philippine MatsLogo of the Philippine Bureau of Education.ManilaBureau of Printing1913Foreword.The present bulletin is a reprint from The Philippine Craftsman, Vol. I, Nos. 3, 4, and 5, and is issued in this form for the purpose of placing in the hands of teachers a convenient manual for use in giving instruction in this important branch of industrial work. In it are contained directions for the preparation of materials for mat making, with suggestive color schemes for these materials and details for weaving a number of approved Philippine designs.The use of mats for sleeping and other household purposes is universal through the extreme Orient. Suitable mat materials abound in these Islands, and when proper attention shall have been given to the artistic and decorative side of their manufacture, the mat industry may well become a source of considerable revenue in thousands of Filipino homes.The Bureau of Education has for some years past been endeavoring to improve the designs used as well as the workmanship of Philippine mats, in order that the article produced shall be typical of the country, artistic in design, and of real commercial value. It is expected that this end will be definitely furthered through the study and use of the material contained in this reprint.A considerable part of the subject matter of this publication is the original work of Mr. Hugo H. Miller, Mr. John F. Minier, Mr. U. S. Andes, Mr. Theodore Muller, and Mrs. Alice Brezina. Credit is also due to numerous American and Filipino teachers for the submission of reports and materials used in its preparation.Frank L. Crone,Acting Director.Manila,February 1, 1913.A high grade Romblon mat.A high grade Romblon mat.
Original Titlepage.
Original Titlepage.
Philippine Craftsman Reprint SeriesNo. 1Philippine MatsLogo of the Philippine Bureau of Education.The Government of the Philippine IslandsDepartment of Public InstructionBureau of EducationManilaBureau of Printing1913
Logo of the Philippine Bureau of Education.
The Government of the Philippine IslandsDepartment of Public InstructionBureau of EducationPhilippine Craftsman Reprint SeriesNo. 1Philippine MatsLogo of the Philippine Bureau of Education.ManilaBureau of Printing1913
Logo of the Philippine Bureau of Education.
Foreword.The present bulletin is a reprint from The Philippine Craftsman, Vol. I, Nos. 3, 4, and 5, and is issued in this form for the purpose of placing in the hands of teachers a convenient manual for use in giving instruction in this important branch of industrial work. In it are contained directions for the preparation of materials for mat making, with suggestive color schemes for these materials and details for weaving a number of approved Philippine designs.The use of mats for sleeping and other household purposes is universal through the extreme Orient. Suitable mat materials abound in these Islands, and when proper attention shall have been given to the artistic and decorative side of their manufacture, the mat industry may well become a source of considerable revenue in thousands of Filipino homes.The Bureau of Education has for some years past been endeavoring to improve the designs used as well as the workmanship of Philippine mats, in order that the article produced shall be typical of the country, artistic in design, and of real commercial value. It is expected that this end will be definitely furthered through the study and use of the material contained in this reprint.A considerable part of the subject matter of this publication is the original work of Mr. Hugo H. Miller, Mr. John F. Minier, Mr. U. S. Andes, Mr. Theodore Muller, and Mrs. Alice Brezina. Credit is also due to numerous American and Filipino teachers for the submission of reports and materials used in its preparation.Frank L. Crone,Acting Director.Manila,February 1, 1913.A high grade Romblon mat.A high grade Romblon mat.
The present bulletin is a reprint from The Philippine Craftsman, Vol. I, Nos. 3, 4, and 5, and is issued in this form for the purpose of placing in the hands of teachers a convenient manual for use in giving instruction in this important branch of industrial work. In it are contained directions for the preparation of materials for mat making, with suggestive color schemes for these materials and details for weaving a number of approved Philippine designs.
The use of mats for sleeping and other household purposes is universal through the extreme Orient. Suitable mat materials abound in these Islands, and when proper attention shall have been given to the artistic and decorative side of their manufacture, the mat industry may well become a source of considerable revenue in thousands of Filipino homes.
The Bureau of Education has for some years past been endeavoring to improve the designs used as well as the workmanship of Philippine mats, in order that the article produced shall be typical of the country, artistic in design, and of real commercial value. It is expected that this end will be definitely furthered through the study and use of the material contained in this reprint.
A considerable part of the subject matter of this publication is the original work of Mr. Hugo H. Miller, Mr. John F. Minier, Mr. U. S. Andes, Mr. Theodore Muller, and Mrs. Alice Brezina. Credit is also due to numerous American and Filipino teachers for the submission of reports and materials used in its preparation.
Frank L. Crone,
Acting Director.
Manila,February 1, 1913.
A high grade Romblon mat.A high grade Romblon mat.
A high grade Romblon mat.