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Sinan-kabalyo (c)

LOCAL NAME:

Sinan-kabalyo (c)

ENGLISH NAME:

Blanket with horse-like motifs

DESCRIPTION:

Abra, Tinguian, & Itneg: Pinilian (Sinan-kabalyo)
A three-paneled brocade-woven blanket featuring double horse-like motifs, flower-like motifs, and nail-like embroidery patterns

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Abra, Tinguian, Itneg

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Cotton threads, Natural dye

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Brocade weave, Embroidery, Stitching, Dyeing

DIMENSIONS:

Length
168 cm

Width
97 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2016

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 sinan-kabalyo, particularly the double horse motifs, and sinan-sabong, or flower-like motifs, in yellow and white. Additionally, the panels of the blanket are joined using the sinan-kuko joinery motif, which is also embroidered along the textile’s borders.

REFERENCES:

Respicio, N. (2000). The Dynamics of Textiles Across Cultures in Northern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished PhD Dissertation. University of the Philippines Diliman.

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