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.
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