This blanket from the collection is a variant of binakol textile that features mat or grid-like patterns called sinan-ikamen or ik-ikamen. Binakol blankets are popularly known for its spherical-shaped patterns, coming from its root word “bakol” which means “a roundish woven basket” and from the term binakol itself that translates to “made spherical” (Pastor-Roces 1991, pp. 77-212). However, there are other variants that do not necessarily appear round or spherical, but maintain the element of gradation on rectangles that form the unique pattern.

Binakol blankets are woven using the plain weave technique with warp and weft yarns colored in negative and positive hues. In this particular textile, the positive-colored yarn used is white or pale red while the negative-colored yarn is red. The interlocking of the warp and weft produces mat or grid-like patterns that imitate basket weaves.