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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.

REFERENCES:

Pastor-Roces, M. (1991). Sinaunang Habi: Philippine Ancestral Weave. Nikki Books.

Respicio, N. (2000). The Dynamics of Textiles Across Cultures in Northern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished PhD Dissertation. University of the Philippines Diliman.

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