Piña cloth (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Piña cloth (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Pineapple cloth sample swatch
DESCRIPTION:
Panay island: Piña cloth
A panel of piña cloth with stylized supplementary weft-woven floral motifs and leaves
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Possibly from Panay island, Mindanao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Pineapple fibers, Silk threads, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Brocade weave, Plain weave
DIMENSIONS:
Length
90 cm
Width
42 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
Piña/pineapple fiber (Ananas comosus) is widely used in weaving to produce fine, translucent cloth for garments worn by both men and women, as well as for other textiles. This piece is a panel of piña cloth decorated with a stylized floral motif and silk leaves, woven in discontinuous supplementary weft (Araneta & Lim, 2014). The silk threads are dyed to create a gradient effect within the motifs.
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