Ritual textile
LOCAL NAME:
Ritual textile
ENGLISH NAME:
Ritual textile
DESCRIPTION:
Ga’dang, Mountain Province: -
A three-paneled ritual cloth with a deep indigo base and diamond-eye motifs woven throughout.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ga’dang, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Twill weave, Dyeing, Stitching
DIMENSIONS:
Length
92 cm
Width
65 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
This is used by the Ga’dang as ritual cloth where the elders or ritual specialist would place pieces of cloth and offerings such as betel nuts and tobacco. This practice is to appease the spirits believed to cause the misfortune and illnesses in the community. It has diamond-eye motifs woven across the surface of the cloth, with embossed stripes accenting its side edges. The fabric is dyed in a deep indigo shade.
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