Cleveland Museum of Art

Sleeve

Date

c. 1875–1900

Medium

plain weave piña cloth with embroidery

Culture

Philippines

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This unsewn sleeve panel is made of fine piña fiber in plain weave. The lower edge is finished with a wide hand-embroidered cotton border featuring scalloped edging and repeating floral and geometric motifs. Vertical embroidered elements are arranged in regular intervals above the border. Piña comes from pineapple plants, which the Spanish brought to the Philippines from South America.

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