This textile from the collection is a kindossan, a mourning shawl traditionally worn over the shoulders of a widow, widower, or family members of the deceased (Respicio, 2000). It is a four-paneled cloth with a plain white background, featuring either X-like or diamond-like motifs woven in brocade and embedded within horizontal indigo bands. It shares similarities with the inalson, another ceremonial textile, that also has indigo bands adorned with brocade motifs. However, the kindossan is more closely associated with X-like patterns, locally referred to as inal-alsong or rice mortars (Respicio, 2000). In contrast, the kindossan is known for its mata-mata or diamond-like patterns, which symbolize rice or rice grains. In the Itneg or Tinguian belief, rice is regarded as embodying a spirit that is omniscient (all-seeing), omnipotent (all-knowing), and omnipresent (ever-present) (Respicio, 2000).