Abag (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Abag (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Loincloth
DESCRIPTION:
Ga’dang, Mountain Province: Abag
A red-and-orange striped loincloth, heavily adorned with beads on both ends
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ga’dang, Mountain Province, Isabela
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye, Beads
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Beadwork, Twill weave
DIMENSIONS:
Length
256 cm
Width
16 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2011
RESEARCH DATA:
The abag is striped similarly to the upper garments of Ga’dang men and women and heavily beaded on both ends. This example from the collection features stripes embedded with twill-woven diamond-eye patterns known as inammata, along with additional embroideries at the weft ends. According to San Agustin (2007), the abag is narrow and short, so when worn with the cape (tapet) and the long pouch (sayay), it is not visible (p. 121).
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