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Mandaya ikat textile (dagmay)
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About this work
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 produce patterned sections during weaving. The designs embody Mandaya cosmology and are traditionally associated with protection, fertility, and the presence of umagad (ancestral spirits).
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMandaya ikat textile (dagmay), c. early 1900s. Philippines, Mindanao. Hemp: plain weave, dyed; overall: 157.5 x 77.2 cm (62 x 30 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. G. Field Adams, 1917.748.b
