Kinamayan (Innovation by Patis Tesoro) (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Kinamayan (Innovation by Patis Tesoro) (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Sample textile
DESCRIPTION:
Abra, Tinguian, & Itneg: Kinamayan (Innovation by Patis Tesoro)
A two-paneled sample textile from a plaid kinammayan skirt with frog and flower-like embroideries
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Abra, Tinguian, Itneg
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Plain weave, Embroidery
DIMENSIONS:
Length
83.5 cm
Width
59.1 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
Traditionally, kinamayan is an indigo wrap-around skirt with a diamond-twill woven background that almost appears like a texture; embellished with embroideries of botanical, reptilian, and anthropomorphic motifs (Pastor-Roces, 1991). This background is woven using pinilian or the supplementary weft technique, and finishes with a thick selvage border that sometimes includes tiny hexagons resembling the scales of a python (Respicio, 2000). It is a ritual textile used by the Itneg priestess during the dawak, and after-harvesting ceremonies (Respicio, 2000).
This textile is a sample cut out from an inspired variation of a kinammayan skirt by Patis Tesoro, woven using plain weave or the liniston technique, instead of the traditional pinilian or supplementary weft previously discussed. The background is filled with tiny white plaid designs; decorated with two variants of white frog-like embroideries (sinan-tokak), flower-like motifs (sinan-sabong), and zigzag patterns. The panels and border edges were also embroidered with white threads as part of its finishing touches.
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