This textile from the collection features a horse and a thread winder (skeiner) design. The horse is a notable motif among the Itneg. It is known to represent the god of agriculture, Indadaya, who resides in the eastern skies from where mountains, rivers, and the sun have come from. Indadaya is associated with horses because he is known to ride this equine species to descend from heaven to earth (Respicio, 2000). Meanwhile, the thread winder motif, which follows along the horse can also be referred to as a “skeiner,” a wheel-like weaving implement used for winding thread (Respicio, 2015). It is an X-like motif with four diamonds placed in-between the top, bottom, and side spaces of the “X”, which resembles the top view of a real-life bobbin winder made up of wood and bamboo sticks (Cole, 1922).
Furthermore, the panels of the blanket are joined together by blue embroidery in spider-like patterns called kawa-kawa in Iloko (Respicio, 2015), and sinan-akawa in Tinguian. The same design is also employed on the borders of the blanket, surrounding all four sides.