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The document discusses the basic elements of handicraft, including design, material, technique, and their interrelationship. It defines handicraft as aesthetic products created through skills and techniques that require manual dexterity. Some key elements are the plan or design, basic materials used as input, and the processing methods. The interplay between the materials, techniques, and design ultimately influences the final product's form, function and purpose. A variety of traditional Philippine handicrafts are then presented, made from materials such as bamboo, coconut shells, abaca fiber, and utilizing techniques like weaving, carving, embroidery.Read less