Cleveland Museum of Art

Fichu made of piña

Date

c. 1875–1900

Medium

plain weave piña cloth with embroidery

Culture

Philippines

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This square textile is made of fine piña fiber in plain weave. It has a wide hand-embroidered cotton border on all sides, featuring scalloped edges and repeating floral and geometric motifs. Small embroidered floral elements are scattered across the interior field. This object was probably worn as a fichu or neck covering. A fichu is a large, square kerchief worn by women to fill in the low neckline of a bodice.

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