Karakoa Productions

Karakoa Productions KARAKOA PRODUCTIONS aims to educate the world about precolonial Visayan culture.
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19/01/2026

REYNA JUANA'S OUTFIT DESCRIBED BY ANTONIO PIGAFETTA IN 1521 ✨️

While Humamay/Amihan (Reyna Juana) today is depicted in flamboyant and creatively adorned colonial clothing during the Sinulog Festival, her whole outfit, nail color, and lip color were actually described in detail by Antonio Pigafetta, who met her in 1521 and witnessed her acceptance of the Santo Niño during her baptism.

In her two appearances in Pigafetta's journal, she had this outfit:

➡️ a black and white sheet (likely a tapis, which was popular among Cebuano women until the 1800s) -- the dominant color would be black, which is a prized, pleasing color among natives, while wearing white is a mourning color

➡️ a silk veil with gold stripes

➡️ a large saruk palm hat, which until today is woven in Consolacion, Cebu

➡️ red nails

➡️ red lips

Minxie Villaver adorns her Humamay portrayal with gold accessories based on Visayan artifacts. Her tapis is a black and silver Maguindanaon inaul, which resembles the garment trims in Boxer Codex and Alcina illustrations of Visayan royals. Her saruk is from the weavers of Consolacion.

Visual interpretations of historical figures evolve as culture evolves and accepts outside influences. But it's also important to see historically accurate portrayals to see a glimpse of our ancestors and their sartorial choices.

Pit senyor, mga Sugbuanun!

Inauls from Malong Maguindanaon - Filipino Indigenous Handwoven Fabrics Malong
Saruk from Guillerma's Sarok sa Consolacion
Golden Tara from Madyaw Kadyaw
Anitu idol from Kuya Jerom of Siquijor

18/01/2026

THROWBACK TO 1980s SINULOG WHEN COSTUMES WERE MORE ACCURATE AND FAITHFUL 🥹🎉

🔅TRIVIA🔅
➡️ Sinulog as a festival was founded in 1980 by David S. Odilao Jr.
➡️ The celebration is based on historical events in Cebu City, when Humamay/Amihan (Reyna Juana) accepted the Santo Niño on April 14, 1521.
➡️ Humamay/Amihan is now reinterpreted in the Sinulog Festival as the Sinulog Festival Queen.
➡️ David S. Odilao Jr. also founded Kadaugan sa Mactan in 1979.
➡️ The costumes during the beginnings of the Sinulog Festival were more precolonial to depict the events from 1521, while the costumes of today seem to be more colonial, with influences from Native American, Polynesian, and Latin American cultures.

PIT SENYOR! 🎉🎇🎆

PIT SENYOR! 🎉🔅🎇🎆 JOSUA'S SINULOG ROUTE! 🧐 Precolonial Visayan jewelry replicas available again for Sinulog goers! Find J...
18/01/2026

PIT SENYOR! 🎉🔅🎇🎆 JOSUA'S SINULOG ROUTE! 🧐
Precolonial Visayan jewelry replicas available again for Sinulog goers! Find Josua in Downtown Cebu today! 🧐 Price range is 100 to 800 pesos!

Here's his route:

12 PM - around Santo Niño church
2 PM - outside Metro Colon
4 PM - outside Cebu Normal University
6 PM - around Fuente Circle
8 PM - along Mango Avenue

For specific prices of each item, you can inquire with him in person once you find him 🫶

No online order for now. We will announce again soon when Josua reopens online pre-orders! 😄

PRITITIT! Replica artist Josua will be strolling through Downtown Cebu today to sell precolonial Visayan jewelry! 😱🎉If y...
17/01/2026

PRITITIT! Replica artist Josua will be strolling through Downtown Cebu today to sell precolonial Visayan jewelry! 😱🎉

If you're going out today to enjoy pre-Sinulog festivities, you might have a chance to run into him 😄

Kaswerte sa makapalit 🥹

✨THE REPLICAS ARE SOLD✨
06/01/2026

✨THE REPLICAS ARE SOLD✨

✨ONE ITEM LEFT FOR SALE!✨The bakus has dual design both on each side, the bakus is made from durable materials brass she...
05/01/2026

✨ONE ITEM LEFT FOR SALE!✨

The bakus has dual design both on each side, the bakus is made from durable materials brass sheets where our jeweler applied old Visayan goldwork techniques inspired from real artifacts now displayed in the Ayala Museum collection.

MESSAGE US NOW TO GET THE ITEM‼️

TWO ON-HAND MUSEUM REPLICAS AVAILABLE FOR SALE! ✨Artisan Josua del Socorro needs funds for his oath-taking ceremony this...
02/01/2026

TWO ON-HAND MUSEUM REPLICAS AVAILABLE FOR SALE! ✨

Artisan Josua del Socorro needs funds for his oath-taking ceremony this Sunday after passing the licensure exam for professional teachers 🤩🥳🎉

➡️ Pudung-pudung (Binibini silhouette)

Dimensions: 17 x 18 cm
Dual function: forehead diadem and headdress insert
Price: PHP 1,000
Medium: Brass

➡️ Bakus

Dimensions: 87 x 7 cm
Dual design: geometric on one side and anthropomorphic designs on the other side.
Price: PHP 1,500
Medium: Brass and braided cords

Before ordering, please take time to read the following terms and conditions ⬇️

✨ First come, first serve!
✨ The replicas are made of brass for affordability and accessibility, not gold.
✨ 50% downpayment to confirm your slot.
✨ Transaction fee, conversion fee, and shipping fee should be shouldered by the buyer.
✨ Available accounts to receive payment are GCash and PayPal.
✨ We will update you once your order is shipped and send you a photo of the waybill.

Message us to order! 📩
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳🎉🎇🎆

ANOTHER PRECOLONIAL BISAYA FASHION WORKSHOP DONE! ✅🥳Daghang salamat, Tugbong Sugboanon and CVCCO Multipurpose Cooperativ...
14/12/2025

ANOTHER PRECOLONIAL BISAYA FASHION WORKSHOP DONE! ✅🥳
Daghang salamat, Tugbong Sugboanon and CVCCO Multipurpose Cooperative sa pagsalig 🙏

It truly felt meaningful to hold a workshop at Carbon Market, where generations of trade and exchange took place and continue to take place 🙌

Passing down historical knowledge to the next generation will always be a worthwhile achievement in our bucket list ✅

The kids learned how to wear the the Bisaya bahag, the tapis (as dress and skirt), the tampi, pudung, hulun, alampay, and tailored historical garments such as the badu, supa, lambung, and saub-saub. These clothes were categorized by their eras of origin and culture.

The learners also chose from among the accessories described in historical records and archeological findings from Austronesian expansion to the spread of Indianization.

We were super impressed by the learners' neat wraps, knots, and color choices 😍 Bisan naglisud, pinahimutang gyud kaayu 🥹

Looking forward to Tugbong Sugboanon performances that showcase accurate Sinugbuanun/Cebuano clothing along with their awe-inspiring native musical compositions 😍

Message or email us for workshop/lecture inquiries 📩

⚠️UPDATE AS OF DECEMBER 4, 2025: SLOTS FOR THIS MONTH ARE FULL! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 🥹🙏✨GOLDEN NEWS FROM DIYANDI ...
01/12/2025

⚠️UPDATE AS OF DECEMBER 4, 2025: SLOTS FOR THIS MONTH ARE FULL! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 🥹🙏

✨GOLDEN NEWS FROM DIYANDI NI WAWA✨ Want your own handmade precolonial jewelry? Bulawanun is now officially accepting preorders and commissions! 💍🌟

Whether you’re dreaming of a custom piece or eyeing an existing precolonial jewelry, this is your chance to secure something truly special.

A portion of Josua's sales will still be donated to Cebuanos who need aid 🤲

Before ordering, please take time to read the following terms and conditions ⬇️

✨ First come, first serve! Those who messaged us their specific orders weeks ago will be prioritized 🫶
✨ To avoid burnout, Josua will only accept 15 slots for this month.
✨ There are currently 3 slots taken from weeks ago, so there are only 12 slots left for this month!
✨ Only up to 4 items per person.
✨ The replicas are made of brass for affordability and accessibility, not gold.
✨ Josua's focus is replicating precolonial gold accessories, and his techniques of specialty are repoussé and chasing techniques. Custom orders will be subject to discussion.
✨ 50% downpayment to confirm your slot.
✨ Transaction fee, conversion fee, and shipping fee should be shouldered by the buyer.
✨ Available accounts to receive payment are GCash and PayPal.
✨ All items are made by hand. Depending on the number of orders, the jewelry may take days to weeks to finish before they are shipped. Thank you for your patience!
✨ We can send you in-progress photos if requested.
✨ We will update you once your order is shipped and send you a photo of the waybill.

📩 Send us a message so we can discuss your order and reserve your slot. Let’s craft jewelry that shines with our ancestors' story!

MANILA FOLLOWERS‼ CHIBISAYA AND DIWATA COLORING SHEETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN QUEZON CITY TODAY! 🥰😍The event Tunog, Tinta,...
29/11/2025

MANILA FOLLOWERS‼ CHIBISAYA AND DIWATA COLORING SHEETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN QUEZON CITY TODAY! 🥰😍

The event Tunog, Tinta, Tindog is also a fundraiser event for earthquake and typhoon survivors of Cebu 🤲

The event runs until 11 PM! We won't be there, but our friends will be manning the booth for us 🥹

Takdul (Visayan witchcraft) and Bulawanun (precolonial Visayan accessories) couldn't make it because they're still restocking 😅 Announcements soon!

Thank you so much to Cebu Outdoor Adventure Team, Inc. -COAT for arranging this! 🙏

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING OUR CEBU LITFEST BOOTH! 🥹🥰 Because of YOU, we get to help Cebuanos who need aid the mos...
28/11/2025

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING OUR CEBU LITFEST BOOTH! 🥹🥰 Because of YOU, we get to help Cebuanos who need aid the most due to the recent disasters and destruction worsened by corruption.

It was our first time setting up a booth as a team, but everyone's support and patronage have been overwhelming and heartwarming 🙏

We met followers, past workshop learners, potential partners, and other people who went to the festival just for Karakoa's booth! 🥹

We did not expect to be almost running out of stocks! Buyag! Daghang salamat gyud. Wala damha! 🙏

Here's our transparency post! ⬇️

From our little booth, we have donated a total of 10k pesos, divided into the following recipients:

➡️ a family from Talisay whose home was flooded
➡️ Island Rescue Organization whose animal rescue shelter was completely wrecked by the earthquakes and typhoons
➡️ Naga volunteers who packed relief goods and distributed them to remote areas in Compostela and Liloan

But wait, there's more! 😳

In Cubao, Quezon City, Ranrick's Chibisaya toys and Sharrie's mythology coloring sheets will be available for purchase at The Millas Cafe this November 29 for Tunog, Tinta, Tindog‼️

This event will also be a fundraiser for the earthquake and typhoon survivors of Cebu 🫶

We won't be there, but our friends will be manning our table for us.

Join us in helping Cebu's communities rebuild. Kita-kita ra gyud magtinabangay ug magtambayayung ✊

ART VS THE ARTIST?! 🔍✏🖌🧐👀🐃SpicyKabaw Art (Ranrick Diaz) may look intimidating to others, but don't let that beard fool y...
14/11/2025

ART VS THE ARTIST?! 🔍✏🖌🧐👀🐃

SpicyKabaw Art (Ranrick Diaz) may look intimidating to others, but don't let that beard fool you! 🫵

His art style is cutesy and he's a huge animal lover 🐱🐶🐹
A striking contrast to what he looks like 😂

Here's the complete wave 1 roster of his Chibisaya series, including the Visayan hornbill! 🦅
And what's this? The super rare mythical Chibisaya?!? 😮
We also have rare golden versions of the six Chibisaya that are only available through a blind box purchase! ✨🌟✨

A portion of the sales will be donated to animal shelters affected by Typhoon Tino 🌪

See you tomorrow at Cebu LitFest in Oakridge Pavilion! 👋👋👋👋

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