This textile, designed by Patis Tesoro and inspired by the ikat weaving traditions of the Ifugao weavers, features stripe patterns and innovated dye colors, along with other traditional motifs commonly found on Ifugao blankets and garments. Among these motifs is the inambayung, a triangle-shaped motif that resembles the Ifugao triangular hip bag called the ambayung. According to Martin et al. (2020), this motif is commonly incorporated into traditional skirts (gammit) and blankets (inlah’dang). Martin et al. (2020) further explain that the inambayung motif represents the convincer gods of the Ifugao known as the Halupe.

Furthermore, this textile features two zigzag motifs near its top and bottom weft edges. Similar to the inambayung, these zigzag motifs are created using the traditional ikat technique, which involves tie-dyeing the warp threads and plain weaving the weft threads. The zigzags consist of small, irregular, rectangle-like white shapes. While these motifs could be interpreted as snake-like, they are more likely to represent the lightning bolt motif known as tiniktiku. The tiniktiku symbolizes the Munkontad (or Makalun), the Ifugao messenger deities and intermediaries between the gods and the people, who are believed to move with the speed of lightning (Martin et al., 2020).