Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection

Textile yardage for the sleeves of a Camisa of deep pink sinami, an open-weave net fabric made from the abaca fiber (manila hemp)

Title
Textile yardage for the sleeves of a Camisa of deep pink sinami, an open-weave net fabric made from the abaca fiber (manila hemp)
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Description
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.
Motif
Floral sprays
Work Type
Textile Panel
Location
Philippines
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
0000.022.005
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Abaca Yarn
Technique
Hand-embroidery Drawn thread embroidery
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Calado - the pulled or drawn work embroidery on Pina Cloth. The blouse is sometimes referred to as