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Hemp cloth
Filipino (Mindanao)
American colonial period
about 1900
Object Place: Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines, Lake Lanao region
Medium/Technique
Leaf fiber (abaca), pigments; plain weave, hand painted and block printed
Dimensions
Overall: 203.2 x 233.7 cm (80 x 92 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number03.715
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLarge square-shaped natural ecru abaca cloth made up of several pieces hand-stitched together with hand-stitched hems and an overall printed or painted design. The primary design elements, in red, black and yellow, include a large, central 8-pointed star medallion surrounded by smaller stars and other floral motifs. On four sides are various geometrical borders. On the ground of the main field are scattered at irregular intervals various geometrical forms. The colors are red, yellow, black and gray. There are several concentric borders with alternating bands of geomentric and floral motifs.
This piece was possibly used as a bedcover.
This piece was possibly used as a bedcover.
ProvenanceSaid to have belonged to a Mr. Noros, Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines [see note]. About 1899/1902, acquired in the Philippines by an army officer and sold to W. E. Healey, Boston; sold by W. E. Healey to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1903, gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 10, 1903)
NOTE: Provenance is according to a letter from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA (February 26, 1903). This is one in group of textiles (03.714 - 03.716) probably made for the trade market.
NOTE: Provenance is according to a letter from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA (February 26, 1903). This is one in group of textiles (03.714 - 03.716) probably made for the trade market.