Dinapat (Sinan-bulong/Sinan-pakko)
LOCAL NAME:
Dinapat (Sinan-bulong/Sinan-pakko)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket with fiddlehead fern design
DESCRIPTION:
Ilocos & Ilocano: Dinapat (Sinan-bulong/Sinan-pakko)
A three-paneled brocade-woven blanket with brown fiddlehead fern-like patterns and white embroidered joinery.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ilocos, Ilocano
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Thread, Dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Brocade weave, Embroidery, Stitching
DIMENSIONS:
Length
176 cm
Width
118 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
This textile features a dinapat version of the sinan-pakko or fern-like design, with the motifs creating patterns that cover the entire surface of the blanket. The dinapat is a form of pinilian textile that has motifs and patterns “on the entire surface” (Pastor-Roces, 1991, p. 63), or in other words, that which “occupies the whole blanket” (Salvador-Amores, 2019, p. 27). Moreover, the designs are arranged in a way where there are “no spaces” put in between, unlike other pinilian blankets. The design comes with many names and structural variations. Among its names are sinan-pakko, pako-pako, pakpakko, and sinan-bulong, all pertaining to the edible fern species commonly found along the riverbanks in Northern Luzon. The pakko, or fiddlehead fern (Diplazium esculentum), is a traditional and common food source for many local communities in the Philippines, especially those near the river areas and also found in Ilocano communities.
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