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.
Sandals of braided and woven abaca fiber; flat soles are braided on the bottom with long pieces on top; slip-on style with open-toe; upper is open-weave in dark peach with V-stripes in natural color with braided trim.
a) Terno dress of peach organza over peach satin with woven diagonal stripes of off-white scrolling flowers; wide V-neckline; darts on bodice and skirt from waist seam at natural waist; seam around hips with A-line skirt below that falls to full-length; very full wide sleeves of pina net; sleeves are pleated at shoulder; sleeves have scrolling flower design in metallic purple and white; center-back zip closure. b) Shawl of pina net with scalloped edges and scrolling flowers of white and metallic purple; long triangular shape.
Blouse of fine pina hand embroidered with black cotton flowers, butterfly and lines; scoop neckline; short sleeves; cropped length; decorative scalloped edges.
Skirt of green ombre synthetic silk with long curved hem train; fitted through the hips with a slight A-line finish; hem and train are backed with grey-blue cotton; drawstring channel at waistline. Record says there is a "Bolero and Fichu". Not in C-3.
Tea Cloth of very fine woven sheer abaca cloth with a mirror image on each end of trees and an architectural dwelling in a rose gold color silk; edges have a stitched scalloped trim.
a) Philippine Terno of white jusi (like organdy) accented with embroidered blue flowers; very wide, butterfly sleeves of rengue (stiff pineapple mesh fiber); sleeves are elbow-length with scalloped trim and blue embroidery; sweetheart neckline with ruching at bust center seam; skirt is gathered into slightly high waistline seam; full-length. b) Shawl of abaca (strong fiber obtained from the leaf stalk of a banana tree native to the Philippines) accented with blue embroidered flowers; triangular shape with points that meet in front; pleats are sewn into the shawl to create the shape; scalloped trim with blue embroidery.
Textile Panel from a wrap or shawl of natural white, fine net woven pina cloth with two sides embellished with floral vine applique design; edge has a scalloped applique trim.
