Anigtan (c)
LOCAL NAME:
Anigtan (c)
ENGLISH NAME:
Belt/Headcloth
DESCRIPTION:
Abra, Tinguian, and Itneg: Anigtan
A belt or head cloth with red and yellow vertical bands on an indigo background, featuring diamond-like and x-like motifs in an alternate manner. Braided fringes with multiple red and yellow tassels hang on both ends.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Abra, Tinguian, Itneg
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Brocade weave, Stitching, Embroidery
DIMENSIONS:
Length
98 cm
Width
10. 5 cm
Fringes
9 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
This textile from the collection is an anigtan, a belt or head cloth used by the chiefs (panglakayen) and the braves (mamaingel) among the Itneg or Tinguian during their ritual ceremonies. Usually, it is woven in silk in combination with handspun cotton, or at times – only cotton is used. It features vertical red and yellow bands with alternating diamond-like (mata-mata) and X-like (inal-alsong) motifs that represent “rice” and “rice mortar” respectively (Respicio, 2000). These are woven using pinilian or the supplementary weft technique which makes the motifs or patterns look floating on the surface of the cloth. The process involves pre-selecting warp threads that will later on form the figures or designs designed by the weaver (Pastor-Roces, 1991).
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