Bundos Fara Explained

Bundos Fara
Birth Date:	21 March 1965
Nationality:	Filipino
Known For:	Tboli brassmaking

Bundos Bansil Fara (born March 21 1965^[1]) is a Filipino metalworker who is noted for brass casting.

Background

Fara is a Tboli man in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.^[2] He comes from a lineage of metalworkers which includes his father and grandfather. The Tboli are customarily known for recycling metals such as broken agong (gongs) for their metalwork. The resulting work are either made of brass or an alloy of other materials such as brass, bronze, steel.^[3]

The technique of metalwork is called kem tau temwel.^{[4] [5]} According to Tboli religion, the technique was bestowed to the Tboli by the metallurgy deity, Ginton.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pagbati sa Ika-59 na Kaarawan ni Manlilikha ng Bayan Bundos Fara! . Greeting for 59th birthday of National Living Treasure Bundos Fara! . Instagram . National Commission for Culture and the Arts . 15 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241115053931/https://www.instagram.com/nccaofficial/p/C4wxkBXpaMr/?hl=en . 15 November 2024 . fil . 21 March 2024.
2. News: Manipon . Roel Hoang . Hail the newly declared National Living Treasures . 15 November 2024 . Daily Tribune Lifestyle . 1 January 2024.
3. News: Bundos Fara And The Tradition Of Brass Casting . 15 November 2024 . Vogue.ph . 10 May 2024.
4. News: Floirendo . Margie Moran . Proudly T'boli, proudly Filipino . 15 November 2024 . Philstar Life . 17 March 2024.
5. News: Sarmiento . Bong . 7 of 9 new National Living Treasures are Mindanawons . 15 November 2024 . MindaNews . 22 December 2023.