NPF showcases ethnographic artifacts via online exhibit

THE Nayong Pilipino Foundation’s (NPF) collection of more than 3,000 artifacts documenting the Philippines’ history and culture was recently showcased online through the Nayong Pilipino Foundation Virtual Museum Project.

The project consisted of six digital exhibitions which went beyond the standard flat images and short captions achieved through multimedia outputs, such as videos and three-dimensional imaging.

The first virtual exhibition of the year is entitled “Tansô”. It intends to show how brass has become widely used in tools, ornamentation, decorations, containers, and utilitarian items in the Philippines and how the traditions of casting and forging this metal developed highly technical processes and have produced the most intricate pieces of work or objects.

The virtual exhibition ran from April 4 to 17 on NPF’S Instagram accounts (@ Atingnayon and @nayongpilipino.museo) and NPF’S official Facebook page (www. facebook.com/nayongpilipinoofficial).

NPF intends to use these online platforms to engage the public and start critical dialogues about Philippine history while the agency looks forward to showcasing them in the proposed Cultural Park and Creative Hub in Parañaque City.

The Cultural Park will include a museum that will house the permanent collection of artifacts from the different indigenous peoples of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

The NPF collection is diverse and varied, ranging from intricate beaded jewelry to striking weaponry for hunting and warfare to ritualistic artifacts. It also includes musical instruments, vessels, funerary objects, and textiles.