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Mandaya ikat textile (dagmay)

c. early 1900s

Philippines, Mindanao

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Medium
plain weave hemp, dyed
Measurements
Overall: 157.8 x 78.7 cm (62 1/8 x 31 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. G. Field Adams 1917.748
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After weaving, abacá ikat cloths were soaked in iron-rich river mud, which deepens the browns and blacks, strengthens the fiber, and sets the dyes.

Description

This textile is a Mandaya abacá ikat cloth woven in southeastern Mindanao. It is made from hand-stripped abacá fibers that are resist-dyed using the Mandaya ikat technique, in which selected warp threads are tightly bound before dyeing to produced patterned sections during weaving. The designs embody Mandaya cosmology and are traditionally associated with protection, fertility, and the presence of umagad (ancestral spirits).
A vertical rectangular hemp textile features muted reddish-brown and tan threads woven into rhythmic bands. A wide central column displays repeating anthropomorphic figures, diamonds, and jagged lines in tan against a dark-brown background. Narrower flanking stripes repeat these geometric motifs on a smaller scale. Fine threads detail stylized human-like forms with splayed limbs and geometric torsos. The bottom edge terminates in a short, dark fringe, emphasizing the textile's rhythmic vertical composition.

Mandaya ikat textile (dagmay)

c. early 1900s

Philippines, Mindanao

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