“But you’re blind; what do you need lighting for?” Dionisio Bungihan Jr., his nephew, asks in Ifugao with a smile.
Guinannoy answered: “It’s not for me; it’s for visitors my who come by at nighttime.”“But you’re blind; what do you need lighting for?” Dionisio Bungihan Jr., his nephew, asks in Ifugao with a smile.
Guinannoy answered: “It’s not for me; it’s for visitors my who come by at nighttime.”
Blind weaver’s masterpiece a tribute to Ifugao heritage
SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya
THE HOUSE of Rogelio Guinannoy, which overlooks a road intersection in the upland village of Comonal in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, has become a favorite hangout for his relatives and neighbors. They are his biggest fans, never getting tired of admiring his creations of varied pieces of woven rattan handicraft.
The 48-year-old weaver’s latest creations have become an attraction among villagers—a pair of eight- and seven-foot rattan statues that, by their intricate designs, reveal the maker’s extraordinary patience, creativity and a discriminating eye for detail.
But these works of art are, to them, extraordinary: Guinannoy, their maker, is blind.
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Raymon G. Dullana 