Banton Cloth
☼ The earliest known warp ikat (tie-resist dyeing) textile in Southeast Asia. A burial cloth, estimated to be 400 years old, was found in a wooden coffin in Banton Island, Romblon, PH.
☼ Banton is woven from red, black, and white abaca threads. Presently the people of Bontok, Mt. Province use the Banton cloth as a colorful burial wrap
Bontoc Weave
☼ Originally created by the Bontoc tribe in the mountain province of Bontoc
☼ Symbolism of the textile is permanence, order and balance
☼ Bontoc weavers learn the craft through various stages, growing to the most difficult technique, the sinangad-am design, which represents Sinamaki weaving
☼ Main design motifs are tinagtakho (human figure) minatmata (diamond), and tinitiko (zigzag)
Kalinga
☼ Originally created by the Kalinga tribe, on the Province of Kalinga.
☼ Characterized by tiny motifs, and patterns characterize the textile like mother of pearl platelettes, miniature lattice, and a lozenge pattern called inata-ata.
☼ Other distinct Kalinga motifs are borad red and blue bands of plain or twill weave, and groups of tight stripes
Piña
☼ Originally created by the Aklanons of Panay Island.
☼ Piña is a luxury Philippine textile made from the fibers of the leaves of the red Bisaya pineapple. The extraction of the leaf fibers is delicate and tedious.
☼ Common design motifs are weft designs of floral or vegetal embroidery on lattice.
☼ Piña is the preferred material for Barong Tagalog
☼ Piña is a luxury Philippine textile made from the fibers of the leaves of the red Bisaya pineapple. The extraction of the leaf fibers is delicate and tedious.
☼ Common design motifs are weft designs of floral or vegetal embroidery on lattice.
☼ Piña is the preferred material for Barong Tagalog
Hablon
☼ Made by Kiniray-a and Hiligaynon of Panay Island
☼ Hablon is Hiligaynon for “something woven”
☼ Traditional weaving is done using the pedal loom.
☼ A plain weave with a plaid and striped design.
☼ This textile is used mostly for the patadyong, the Visayan wraparound skirt.
☼ Hablon is Hiligaynon for “something woven”
☼ Traditional weaving is done using the pedal loom.
☼ A plain weave with a plaid and striped design.
☼ This textile is used mostly for the patadyong, the Visayan wraparound skirt.
Mërënaw
☼ Created by the Mërënaw tribe of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur.
☼ Construction uses a weft and warp ikat tie-dye resist and continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft design.
☼ Mërënaw textile uses distinct Maranao okir designs like the potiok (bud) dapal (leaf), pako rabong (growing fern) and katorai (flower). These designs are made using discontinuos weft.
