Lang Dulay (August 3, 1928 – April 30, 2015) was a Filipino traditional weaver who was a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award. She is credited with preserving her people's tradition of weaving T'nalak, a dyed fabric made from refined abaca fibre. [1]

Lang Dulay knows a hundred designs, including the bulinglangit (clouds), the bankiring (hair bangs), and the kabangi (butterfly), each one special for the stories it tells. Using red and black dyes, she spins her stories with grace.

Lang Dulay’s works as a t’nalak weaver is said to to be acknowledged by the GAMABA Awards for its contribution in preserving her tribes identity and history through her weaved t’nalak cloths that are made with very intricate designs or pattern which represents a part of her tribe’s story.

Ever since, Lang Dulay became one of the most prominent traditional weavers of the t'nalak or T'boli cloth who had pioneered the use of refined abaca fibers. Lang Dulay knew a hundred textile designs such as the bulinglangit (clouds), the bankiring (hair bangs), and the kabangi (butterfly).

Lang Dulay is considered as a T'nalak Master Weaver who knows more than a hundred designs including the bulinglangit (clouds), the bankiring (hair bangs), and the kabangi (butterfly), among others. She was taught by her mother to weave and started weaving since she was 12 years old.

Apr 30, 2015 · Lang Dulay was born on August 3, 1928 and was taught to weave at the young age of 12 by her mother, Luan Senig. She was a T'boli princess from the region of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato. She was known for making designs which is preserves the traditional motifs in T'nalak weaving despite the commercialization and modernization of the craft.

Aug 10, 2013 · In 1998, Lang Dulay received the National Living Treasure (Manlilikha ng Bayan) award from the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) for her contribution in the preservation of their culture and for her fine craftsmanship of the delicate abaca fibers.

Jan 19, 2015 · Lang Dulay is the oldest dreamweaver in the land with more than 100 designs under her name. When we got to the center, we were greeted by Lang Dulay herself and the other weavers. The place was a traditional T’boli house with big windows and no partitions inside.

Aug 6, 2022 · Lang Dulay, a textile weaver from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, was awarded as a National Living Treasure in 1998 because of her contributions to the preservation of the T’boli tradition through her weaving. The T’nalak is the traditional sacred cloth of the T’boli made from superior quality abaca especially grown for this purpose. Lang ...

Aug 9, 2014 · In her humble workshop at the Manlilikha ng Bayan Center in Sitio Tukolefa, Lamdalag, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Lang Dulay sits at the center of the second floor of a traditional T’boli house.