Ules (Mata-mata)
LOCAL NAME:
Ules (Mata-mata)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket with plaid and diamond eye-like design
DESCRIPTION:
Ilocos & Ilocano: Ules (mata-mata)
A two-paneled blanket with a black, dark green, green, red, and white plaid design. It is a multi-heddle woven blanket with small diamond eye-like patterns.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ilocos, Ilocano
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Thread, Dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Multi-heddle weave, Stitching
DIMENSIONS:
Length
189 cm
Width
122.5 cm
Fringes
6.5 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
The blanket is a plaid inabel, or woven textiles of llocos. This plain weave or liniston textile (Respicio, 2015) are common in Ilocano weaving communities. This textile from the collection, however, is an example of many “hybrid” textiles with a contemporary take on traditional designs. The entire textile was woven with the traditional mata-mata or diamond eye-like patterns. Usually, diamond eye-like designs are woven using the multi-heddle weaving technique that allows the creation of the more complex diamond patterns (Pastor-Roces, 1991). Furthermore, decorative knotted tassels called singlut (Cunanan, 2015) are also used to secure the warp ends of the textile.
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