ZAMBOANGA CITY (Linda Bansil / 13 Dec) – An exhibit by the Lumah Ma Dilaut Center for Living Traditions on a collection of Art–in-stories by Sama and Sama Dilaut children drew praises and accolades from artists and students in Zamboanga City.
The weeklong exhibit, entitled “Limpah Tangan,” was held at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University. It featured art works of Sama Dilaut children who are currently learners at Lumah Ma Dilaut Center for Living Traditions.
The children said they wanted to convey in their artworks the theme: “Islam is Peace and Islam is Green."
Mucha-sim Arquiza, director of the Lumah Ma Dilaut Center, the artworks were made with the guidance of caring adults and parents. “Through these narratives and imprints these children would like to show another facet of Islam.”
“This is the Islam as seen from the eyes of children. The interconnection of life and spirituality; that Islam that encourages critical understanding and careful reflection of the doctrinal dogmas that enjoins Taqwa, the conscious and intelligent awareness and loving remembrance of Allah and reflecting that in our care and compassion for human kind and communion with nature,” she said.
Arquiza said: “The works were a series of paintings and sketches with story accompaniments that talked about the experiences of the Sama kids as they express spirituality and their way of loving Allah as the most beneficent…Ar-raheem…and compassionate…Ar-rahman…God.”
The Sama Dilaut are a small ethnic Sama group (Bajau, Bajaw, Samal Laut, Pal’au, Orang Laut, Badjau, Lutao, Sama Dilaut, Sama Jengngeng) commonly known as "sea gypsies" among the Western peoples, but as Sama Dilaut in the localities.
The people live in house boats called lepa and their culture is closely linked with the sea. Their houses are usually on stilts over shallow seas, linked by bridges. House interiors are not partitioned and often feature a hanayan, an ornate shelving, according to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. (Mindanao Examiner)
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