Dinapat (Sinan-mais, Sinan-kutsara) (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Dinapat (Sinan-mais, Sinan-kutsara) (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket with corn-like or spoon-like motifs
DESCRIPTION:
Abra, Tinguian, Itneg, Ilocos, & Ilocano: Dinapat (Sinan-mais, Sinan-kutsara)
A three-paneled red blanket featuring riverine and spoon-like motifs.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Abra, Tinguian, Itneg, Ilocos, Ilocano
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Thread, Dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Brocade weave, Stitching
DIMENSIONS:
Length
176 cm
Width
130 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
This blanket from the collection is a dinapat textile featuring spoon-like motifs (sinan-kutsara) and zigzag patterns to represent river-like patterns locally termed kinarkarayan. The patterns and motifs in this textile exhibit reflective symmetry, with both upper and lower, left and right parts of the blanket mirroring each other. According to Salvador-Amores and De Las Peñas (2019), this type of symmetry is a defining characteristic of dinapat textiles, with both its horizontal and vertical axis passing through the center (p. 98). It reflects their life near large riverine structures and their beliefs.
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