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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.

REFERENCES:

Salvador-Amores, A. V., & De Las Peñas, M. L. A. N. (2016). Mathematical and Anthropological Analysis of Northern Luzon Funeral Textile. Philippine Journal of Science, 145(1), 89-103. https://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/images/pdf/pjs_pdf/vol145no1/pdf/mathematical_and_anthropological_analysis_of_funeral_textile_FINALCOPY.pdf

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