Pinagpagan (g)
LOCAL NAME:
Pinagpagan (g)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket
DESCRIPTION:
Mountain Province: Pinagpagan
This is a four-paneled handwoven blanket dyed with natural colors and joined with stitching. The centerpiece features three white panels bordered with dark blue and red stripes, and a weft float pattern at the ends of the panels. The dark blue and red stripes are adorned with X-shaped, diamond-shaped, anthropomorphic (human), and zoomorphic (snake) figures.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Weaving, Stitching, Dyeing
DIMENSIONS:
Length
206 cm
Width
136 cm
Number of X
5-12-12-5
Number of Eyelets
4-11-11-4
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
This blanket is shared by affluent people from the Ibaloy, Kankana-ey, and Bontoc communities in Mountain Province. It is worn during rituals and festive occasions. For instance, when the peshit, a prestigious rite performed by the affluent people (baknang) in traditional Ibaloy society, is conducted, the blanket is worn on the shoulders during the ritual dances. A person is considered a baknang if they have performed the peshit. According to Beckett et al. (2014), it is important to choose the right pinagpagan blanket to wrap the corpse so that the deceased does not manifest discomfort through the descendants’ dreams or bring misfortune or sickness to the family.
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