Anigtan (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Anigtan (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Belt/Headcloth
DESCRIPTION:
Abra, Tinguian, and Itneg: Anigtan
A loincloth or belt with a rose-colored background featuring X-shaped and diamond-like woven designs. Braided fringes with bead embellishments hang from its ends.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Abra, Tinguian, Itneg
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Silk threads, Natural dye, Beads
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Brocade weave, Stitching, Embroidery, Beadwork
DIMENSIONS:
Length
186. 5 cm
Width
24 cm
Fringes
21 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
The anigtan is a belt or head cloth that can only be used by the chiefs (panglakayen) and the braves (mamaingel) in their ritual ceremonies (Pastor-Roces, 1991). This is in contrast to the ordinary balikes or belts used in everyday life among the Itneg of Abra (San Agustin, 2007). It is woven using the supplementary weft technique or pinilian, which requires an act of pre-selecting warp threads to produce floating weave designs called brocade weaves (Pastor-Roces, 1991). The design includes diamond-like (mata-mata) and X (inal-alsong) motifs representing “rice” and “rice mortar” respectively (Respicio, 2000).
In this textile, magenta and yellow silk were used for the design, and an indigo-dyed cotton for the background. The silk material introduces a variety of colors and textures, as silk threads were imported from other countries in the old days (Pastor-Roces, 1991).
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