Ambalang Ausalin
{{Short description|Filipino master weaver (1943–2022)}}
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| death_place = Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines
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| known_for = Textile
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| style = Sinaluan and sputangan Yakan traditional weaving
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Ambalang Ausalin (March 4, 1943 – February 18, 2022) was a Filipino master weaver from the city of Lamitan, Basilan.{{Cite web|last=Pasilan|first=Earl Francis C.|date=|title=National Living Treasures: Ambalang Ausalin|url=https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/gamaba/ambalang-ausalin/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225063830/https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/gamaba/ambalang-ausalin/|archive-date=February 25, 2022|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=National Commission for Culture and the Arts}}
File:Tennum_Ambalang_Ausalin_Lamitan_Basilan_Islamic_weavingA.jpg NCCA]]
Biography
Ambalang was renowned for her mastery of the crafts of sinaluan and sputangan, two of the most intricately designed textiles of the indigenous Yakan community.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 24, 2018|title=Malacanang recognizes Mindanawon women weavers as Manlilikha ng Bayan|url=https://ncca.gov.ph/2018/10/24/malacanang-recognizes-mindanawon-women-weavers-as-manlilikha-ng-bayan/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 9, 2020|website=National Commission for Culture and the Arts}} She learned weaving through her mother, who was previously reputed to be the best weaver in Basilan and first practiced the craft by using coconut strips.{{cite news |title=2 national living treasures featured in ARMM villages' expo |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1040365 |access-date=December 13, 2020 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=July 4, 2018 |language=en}}
Ausalin was given the National Living Treasure Award by the Philippines through the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2016.
Final years and legacy
She died of lingering illness at her home in Parangbasak, Lamitan, on February 18, 2022, at the age of 78.{{cite news |title=Manlilikha ng Bayan Ambalang Ausalin passes away at 78 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/02/18/22/manlilikha-ng-bayan-ambalang-ausalin-passes-away-at-78 |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=18 February 2022}}{{Cite news|date=2022-02-18|title=Manlilikha ng Bayan Ambalang Ausalin dies|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/national-treasure-yakan-textile-weaver-ambalang-ausalin-dies/|access-date=2022-02-18|work=Rappler|language=en-US}}
In June 2024, the Inauguration of the Gamaba Weaving Center and the Ambalang Museum featuring Yakan culture was led by her eldest son Berty Ausalin in Lamitan. She is recognized as the master of the Yakan “tennun” (woven cloth).{{cite news |last1= Alipala|first1=Julie |title=In Basilan, museum honors master of Yakan woven cloth|url= https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1950987/in-basilan-museum-honors-master-of-yakan-woven-cloth|accessdate=November 15, 2024 |work= Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=June 13, 2024}}
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Category:20th-century Filipino artists