Pinilian (Sinan-kabalyo ken sinan-agkibkibin nga tao)
LOCAL NAME:
Pinilian (Sinan-kabalyo ken sinan-agkibkibin nga tao)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket with horse and two human figures holding hands design
DESCRIPTION:
Abra, Tinguian, & Itneg: Pinilian (Sinan-kabalyo ken sinan-agkibkibin nga tao)
A three-paneled brocade-woven blanket featuring alternating patterns of horse-like and hand-holding human figure motifs, with traditional embroidery used to join the panels and secure the edges
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Abra, Tinguian, Itneg
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Brocade weave, Embroidery, Stitching, Dyeing
DIMENSIONS:
Length
159 cm
Width
136 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2016
RESEARCH DATA:
Among Abra’s most recognizable pinilian textiles are those adorned with horse-like and human-like motifs. This blanket from the collection features two human figures holding hands alongside horse motifs. Horses hold a significant place in Tinguian culture, associated in their belief system 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. Moreover, the panels of the blanket are joined by blue embroidery in spider-like patterns called kawa-kawa in Iloko (Respicio, 2015) and sinan-akawa in Tinguian. This same design is also used along the borders of the blanket, surrounding all four sides.
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