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@mankadavi.bsky.social
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Igorot artist. DM/email for work/comms
https://mankadavi.carrd.co/
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some characters for a fantasy story #oc
September 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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happy yaoi day 🥳
#oc #art
A digital painting of two Igorot men. The Bontoc man on the left plays a kolitong while the Ibaloi man sits on the ledge holding a flower. He is picking the petals from the flower. They look at each other fondly.
August 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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hey everyone! i've opened an online store with a few prints on sale. if you've ever wanted a print from me, please check it out <3

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July 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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The Farmer and the Star Maidens
#art
A digital illustration of an Igorot farmer meeting a group of star maidens. He is kneeling to fetch water with a pot in one hand, while a star maiden grabs at his other arm. She looks at him intently. The other maidens look at him with curiosity. They all have everlasting flowers or Benguet lilies in their hair. They are surrounded by lily pads, silvergrass and gabi. The painting is referenced from John William Waterhouse's Hylas and the Nymphs.
June 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The Huntress and the Farmer Girl
#art #wlw #pride
A digital painting of two Benguet Igorot women. The woman on the left sits on top of a rock while holding a flower crown on her head. She wears a white and black dress. The woman on the right kneels beside her, holding a bouquet of everlasting flowers. She wears a conical hat, a traditional raincoat and a red skirt. The background consists of trees and bushes. The painting is referenced from Elizabeth Gardner's Daphnis and Chloe.
June 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Hi #PortfolioDay ! I'm an Igorot artist who likes making illustrations with an interest in culture & clothing 🪡

Currently open for work/commissions ➝ mankadavi.carrd.co
Digital painting of an Igorot woman holding a man's head Digital painting of an Igorot man and woman Digital paintings of two queer Igorot couples Digital painting of a trans woman kneeling above a trans man in a Cubist style
April 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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found them... kalinga san and isneg ashitaka ^^
A drawing of San as a Kalinga girl Drawing of Ashitaka as an Isneg boy
November 18, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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commissioned work for a filipino couple 🍓
A digital artwork of a couple, one Ibaloi woman and one Pangasinense man. The man is kissing the woman on the cheek. They are both dressed in traditional clothing. In the background, there are several mountains. Additionally, on the woman's side, there are strawberry fields, while on the man's side, an outside kitchen is depicted. The artwork is rendered in warm colours and has a mostly orange hue to it.
November 13, 2024 at 2:57 AM
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commissioned work for @goraehanuel.bsky.social ♥️
A digital painting of goraesky's characters, Munhetuya and Sergelen. Munhetuya, who is wearing a brown degel with yellow patterns, is holding onto Sergelen's arm with a grin. Sergelen, who is wearing a red and blue degel, is looking at them fondly. Behind them is a golden circle with swirly patterns. The background is rendered in browns.
November 13, 2024 at 2:57 AM
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aklop (embrace)
A digital drawing of a trans man and a trans woman, stylized as bulul, done in a Cubist style. They both have had surgery, scars stylized as red snakes. They look into each other's eyes tenderly as the woman is about to sit on the man's lap.
November 10, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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The story is as follows:
Once upon a time, the Moon, a woman named Kabigat, was making a large copper pot. While she was working, the son of a man named Chal-chal, the Sun, came by and watched her. Kabigat dipped her pip-i, a paddle, into the water and rubbed it over the stone. She then pounded the molten copper with the stone in her hand. The son was amazed by the pot as it grew large and beautiful. Suddenly, Kabigat looked up and saw the son and immediately struck him with her pip-i, cutting off his head! Although Chal-chal was not there, he knew Kabigat had cut off his head. He rushed to where they were and put his son’s head back on his body, and the boy was alive again. Then the Sun said to the Moon, “Because you have cut off my son’s head, the people of the Earth will forever cut off each other’s heads.”
November 9, 2024 at 5:52 AM
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Kabigat with the Head of Chal-chal's Son
#artph #illustration
A digital painting of a Bontoc woman, Kabigat, holding the head of a young man, the son of Chal-chal. Kabigat wears a pinagpagan blanket, a traditional skirt and jewellery. She holds a paddle in her right hand, which is dripping in blood. The man's head appears to be in pain as blood drips out from where the neck should be. The painting is a reference to Caravaggio's David with the Head of Goliath.
November 9, 2024 at 5:48 AM
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bontoc gothic
#artph #illustration
A Bontoc Igorot rendition of Grant Wood's American Gothic. The painting features a man and a woman. The woman on the left is topless, dressed in jewelry and a red skirt. She looks at the man, who wears a hat, cigar, jewelry and a bahag. He has tattoos on his face, arms and chest. He is holding a spear. In the background, there is a traditional house and a wall made up of stones. Terraces can be seen behind the house.
November 9, 2024 at 5:47 AM
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Obban (Hera of the Kankana-ey)
#art #illustration #artph
A Kankanaey depiction of the Greek goddess Hera, based on Obban, the goddess of reproduction. She is sitting down while holding a staff. The painting is rendered in oranges, browns, reds and black.
November 9, 2024 at 5:42 AM
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shim el yasmine
#art #illustration
A digital painting of two brown men embracing each other. The man on the left is lighter-skinned and is caressing the other man with his right hand. The man on the right is darker-skinned and his hand is near the other man's waist. At the bottom left corner, his hand has an engagement ring, chained to another hand with red nails. White jasmine flowers fall from their eyes.
October 28, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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aeta woman with gabi
#art #illustration #artph
A digital drawing of an Aeta woman with long hair, modelled after Woman in Summer Kimono by Hashiguchi Goyō. She is wearing a red dress. A taro plant is in front of her as she lies down on a blanket.
October 28, 2024 at 3:28 AM
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bangon ka, ina
#art #illustration #artph
A Cubism-inspired painting of an Ibaloi mother and son, modelled after bulul. The mother holds her son in her arms, whose shoulder is bleeding. She is attempting to stop the blood with her kerchief. The blood is stylized to look like traditional Igorot designs of snakes and men.
October 26, 2024 at 1:47 AM
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isneg girl with a pearl earring
A digital painting of an Isneg version of Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. She is wearing a traditional blue shirt and headdress. She wears a sipattal, a necklace made out of nacre. The pearl earring is also made out of the same material.
October 23, 2024 at 3:42 AM
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karamak taytayni (don't leave me)
A digital painting of two Igorot men kissing facing away from the viewer. The one on the left is Ifugao and is wearing traditional wedding garb, which includes a bahag, necklaces and a headdress. He is grasping the other man's hand. The man on the right is Ibaloi and is wearing a traditional blanket and ritual feather headdress. He has a lower arm tattoo. Behind them are an Ifugao baya'ung blanket and two Cordilleran native pig heads. The painting is rendered in reds, browns and blacks.
October 22, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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hay naminhod kun he-a ya maid di kiingngohana (my love for you is beyond comparison)
A digital painting of two Igorot women leaning into each other for a kiss. The Ifugao woman on the right holds the Ibaloi woman's blanket tightly, pulling her in. The Ibaloi woman grips onto her blanket. They are both wearing traditional, ceremonial clothing, with the Ifugao woman wearing more elaborate jewelry and a headdress. Behind them is a white carabao with its neck cut. The background is an aladdang sinikwit, the highest funerary blanket among the Ibaloi. The piece is mostly rendered in reds, browns and blacks.
October 18, 2024 at 4:45 PM