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Mandaya textile (composite dagmay)
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMandaya textile (composite dagmay), c. early 1900s. Philippines, Mindanao. Plain weave hemp, dyed; overall: 320 x 67.3 cm (126 x 26 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. G. Field Adams, 1917.747
