Pinilian blankets are woven using the brocade supplementary weft technique which produces designs that appear “raised” or “floating” on the surface of the cloth (Pastor-Roces, 1991). Designs on the Itneg pinilian vary. This particular blanket features elaborate white diamond motifs that are equally distributed and repeated on the blanket. It is alternated with a small diamond that has four antler-like or feet-like details that make it appear like a double star or doble nga bituwen. The former has had many interpretations among scholars and in the community as it is largely similar to a wide variety of diamond motifs featured in the blankets.

Cole (1922) in his ethnographic record notes that this is a diamond with hook-like details on its four sides; he recognized this motif as “fish hooks” (pp. 431-434). He adds that bamboo poles with hooks on its ends are jerked when a fish is caught. Fishing in this manner is recorded to be swift with “fifty fish taken by this method in less than an hour” (p. 385). This depiction would reflect the rich riverine life of the Itneg their practice of fishing in their large rivers. As part of the finishing touches of the blanket, a white stylized embroidery joins the three panels and the borders of the cloth.