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Kinamayan (Innovation by Patis Tesoro) (c)

LOCAL NAME:

Kinamayan (Innovation by Patis Tesoro) (c)

ENGLISH NAME:

Sample textile

DESCRIPTION:

Abra, Tinguian, Itneg: Kinamayan (Innovation by Patis Tesoro)
A striped sample textile in blue, orange, and white, featuring embroidery motifs in gray and cream-colored threads

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Abra, Tinguian, Itneg

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Cotton threads, Dye

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Plain weave, Embroidery, Stitching

DIMENSIONS:

Length
82. 5 cm

Width
55.5 cm

Fringes
2 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2021

RESEARCH DATA:

This textile from the collection, designed by Patis Tesoro, is inspired by Tinguian textiles from Abra. Woven using a plain weaving technique, it features traditional Tinguian embroidery motifs, including the sinan-tokak (frog-like motif) and variations such as finger-like or rice plant-like designs. It also incorporates a deconstructed or modified version of traditional motifs, such as kuko-palay (fingernails and rice stalks), also known as the sinan-ramay (finger-like), typically used in textile borders and joineries. This textile is reminiscent of kinammayan textiles of the Tinguian people, which are characterized by embroidery motifs that range from botanical to reptilian and anthropomorphic, traditionally stitched on diamond-twilled indigo wrap-around skirts (Pastor-Roces, 1991).

REFERENCES:

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

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