Bu Ayang Amilbangsa

The last Tausug National Living Treasure for pis siyabit weaving was Darhata Sawabi who passed away in 2005. 16 years later, it appears that the heir apparent for that distinction has been found. Bu Ayang Amilbangsa who hails from Maimbung, Sulu is a contemporary of the late Darhata Sawabi and is considered by her peers as an exceptional weaver with an extensive knowledge of the various pis siyabit designs and motifs. Though pis siyabit weaving is really rooted in Parang, Sulu, Bu Ayang was forced to flee the municipality because of strife and settled in nearby Maimbung.