Pinilian (Sinan-bayabas) (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Pinilian (Sinan-bayabas) (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket with guava leaves-like design
DESCRIPTION:
Abra, Tinguian, & Itneg: Pinilian (Sinan-bayabas)
A three-paneled black and red brocade-woven textile with white guava leaf and thread winder motifs. White threads were used to embroider the borders and stitch the panels together.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Abra, Tinguian, Itneg
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Brocade weave, Embroidery, Stitching, Dyeing
DIMENSIONS:
Length
217 cm
Width
136. 5 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
Guava design is prominent in Abra textiles. According to Cole’s (1922) record, the Itneg utilized guava (Psidium guajava L.) a source of food and medicine. The shrub has been so deeply integrated into their culture that they were inspired to incorporate the forms of its leaves into their woven textiles. Furthermore, this textile from the collection also has the lalabayan, or thread winder found between each guava motif. Like other Abra blankets, this pinilian blanket has panels of woven textiles joined by a traditional stylized stitching method. The motif of stitching used on this blanket is called the kawa-kawa (spider) joinery (Respicio, 2015) or sinan-akawa in Tinguian. The same stitching technique is also used to border the blanket.
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