Textile yardage for the sleeves of a Camisa, a woman's traditional blouse, of deep pink sinami, an open-weave net fabric made from the abaca fiber (manila hemp); the net fabric is hand-embroidered in a design placed for decorating the large sleeves characteristic of this garment; embroidery of stemmed flowers in greens, rose pink, and white; one long end has a selvage band in light pink.
Handbag of white woven cotton with black stripes and lower band of navy and red check pattern; center embroidery of red and yellow chevron design; main bag is white with stripes at the center; long fringe of twisted white cords; the handle is a dowel wrapped in navy yarn.
Blouse "Camisa" of Pina fiber net with hand-stitched floral embroidery in pastel colors; open-front with voluminous short sleeves and a cropped length; part of the traditional dress called, Terno and Baro't Saya; tiny size for a doll. Traditional Maria Clara gown.
Wrap of square shape Pina cloth or Abaca fiber net woven with floral embroidery in pastel shades on one corner. Traditional Baro't Saya dress. More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Clara_gown
Tea Cloth of very fine abaca fiber with a woven design in mirror image of a palm tree, an architectural dwelling, plants, and an animal (cow) in yellow silk or rayon floss; edges have a stitched scalloped trim.
Loin Cloth of hand-woven natural white cotton with added weft figured bands at center and ends in red, yellow, and black; fringe at both ends of twisted cords attached to dark orange, yellow, and black tassels. From the Igorot Tribe.
Belt of twisted woven cotton cords in a chevron pattern in natural white and black at both edges with a center weaving in clay, green, red, and golden yellow; 17" fringe at both ends. This belt was worn and made by the Igorot mountain tribe, specifically the Bontocs. The Bontocs live on the banks of the Chico river in Central Mountain Province. They are an agriculture based people that have resisted colonization practices out of a preference for their was of life.
Death Blanket of yarn dyed, hand-woven coarse cotton loosely woven in narrow stripes and sewn together; the center section has four white panels edged in blue stripes and finished at the ends with 9" bands of horizontal red and green stripes; outer stripes of red and yellow; an outer band trims the ends with a braided tassel finish; small red and yellow tassels at top and bottom. Igorot tribe. Ifugao. Death Blankets were used to wrap a corpse. They sometimes had woven motifs of human figures, snakes, and/or lizards.
Dress (Terno) of ivory cotton with airbrush strokes of pale pink and print of pink branches with twigs and blue flowers that resemble a Chinese or Japanese tree; accents of navy blue flowers; dress is accented with iridescent sequins with bead at center; wide neckline; very wide, short sleeves of stiffened net of abaca, a hemp fabric from a plant native to the Philippines; sleeves have accents of fabric of the branches on the dress; wrap skirt with fan detail at side; calf-length; cotton lined; center-back zip closure.
