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Gallery: A Visual Journey with Magdalena Gamayo

This section offers a captivating visual journey through the life and artistry of Magdalena Gamayo, a living treasure of the Philippines. Explore the rich tapestry of her legacy through an array of photographs, each capturing a different facet of her extraordinary journey.

Magdalena Gamayo: Meet Magdalena Gamayo, one of the Philippines' National Living Treasures set to reach 100 years old.

Magdalena Gamayo: Weaving history and inabel for over 80 years: National Living treasure Magdalena Gamayo behind her loom.

LOOK: 'Inabel' gets new purpose at Ilocos fashion show: The benefit fashion show was spearheaded by art patron and philanthropist Dr. Joven Cuanang to celebrate the textiles made by a living national treasure: 93-year-old Magdalena Gamayo, a Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) awardee for Inabel weaving.

96th birthday of Manlilikha ng Bayan for Abel-Iloko, Magdalena Gamayo: Magdalena Gamayo, born in 1924, learned weaving at 16, receiving her first loom at 19. She taught herself traditional "binakul" patterns and mastered the multi-heddle "pinalagtuan" weaving technique, producing challenging patterns like "inuritan" and "sinan-sabong."

Magdalena Gamayo: The Ilocos Norte that Magdalena Gamayo knows is only a couple of hours drive away from the capital of Laoag but is far removed from the quickening pulse of the emergent city. Instead, it remains a quiet rural enclave dedicated to rice, cotton, and tobacco crops. 2012 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan awardee, Magdalena Gamayo still owes a lot to the land and the annual harvest.

Ilocana lola, nag-donate ng lote para ma-preserve ang Inabel weaving tradition: Lola Magdalena Gamayo is now among the tourist attractions in Ilocos Norte where most visitors to the area include in their itinerary watching how she weaves inabel fabric.

Journey through these captivating images to discover the art, culture, and the remarkable life of Magdalena Gamayo.