Kindossan is a four-paneled plain white blanket used in mourning rituals, typically worn as a shawl draped over the shoulders of a widow, widower, or close family members (Respicio, 2000). It bears a resemblance to the inalson, another ritual textile that also features indigo bands with brocade motifs, either X-like or diamKindossan ond-like. However, the inalson is more commonly associated with the former motif, locally known as inal-alsong or rice mortars (Respicio, 2000). In contrast, the kindossan is distinguished by its repeating diamond-like patterns, referred to locally as mata-mata or eye-like motifs, symbolizing rice or rice grains. Respicio (1994) explained that eye-like motifs represent rice or rice grains because they are “regarded as a spirit” (p. 24), embodying an omniscient (all-seeing), omnipotent (all-knowing), and omnipresent (ever-present) being or god (Respicio, 2000). Blue embroideries were hand-stitched on the borders of the cloth, featuring dancing frogs (sinan-tokak), mountains and fingernails (sinan-kuko), and human figures (sinan-tao).