The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 23, 2025
Mandaya textile (composite dagmay)
c. early 1900s
Overall: 320 x 67.3 cm (126 x 26 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mrs. G. Field Adams 1917.747
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Abacá, a banana fiber, is associated with protection, balance, and the presence of umagad (ancestral spirits).Description
This textile strikingly fuses two different weaving traditions and materials: abacá ikat (dagmay) for the patterned sections, and commercially or locally dyed cotton for the plain-weave intervals. This combination is an inventive Mandaya solution for creating a cloth that retains ritual meaning through its abacá ikat components, while achieving comfort, flexibility, and drape through the inclusion of cotton.- ?–1917Mrs. G. Field Adams, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1917–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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