Pinilian (Sinan-kabalyo) (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Pinilian (Sinan-kabalyo) (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket with horse-like motifs
DESCRIPTION:
Ulat (d)
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Abra, Tinguian, Itneg
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Brocade weave, Embroidery, Stitching, Dyeing
DIMENSIONS:
Length
154.5 cm
Width
123.5 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
The horse motif is one of the most distinctive elements found in Itneg textiles. Horses hold significant cultural importance in Tinguian beliefs and are associated with their god of agriculture, Indadaya (Respicio, 2000). Indadaya is said to own a horse that he rides when traveling down from the eastern skies, where he resides, to visit the earth. This textile depicts horses and diamonds arranged in an alternating pattern. Additionally, the panels of the blanket are joined using the sinan-akawa joinery motif, which is also embroidered along the textile’s borders.
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