Unknown Artist
Blanket
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
These textiles are called t'nalak, and two or three pieces are usually sewn together lengthwise to make a ceremonial blanket given to the bridegroom’s family at a wedding celebration. The textile is a warp 'ikat', which means that the warp threads (the yarns tied to the loom) were tie-dyed before weaving the cloth. This gives the pattern the fuzzy appearance associated with the 'ikat' technique.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, December 2011
- Place of origin
-
Mindanao,
Philippines
- Cultural origin
- T'boli tribe
- Year
- 20th century
- Media
- Textile
- Medium
- banana (abaca) fibre, warp ikat
- Dimensions
- 62.0 x 473.0cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr John Yu and Dr George Soutter 2005
- Accession number
- 218.2005
