Cleveland Museum of Art

Mandaya textile (composite dagmay)

Date

c. early 1900s

Medium

plain weave hemp, dyed

Culture

Philippines, Mindanao

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This textile strikingly fuses two different weaving traditions and materials: abacá ikat ( dagmay ) for the patterned sections, and commercially or locally dyed cotton for the plain-weave intervals. This combination is an inventive Mandaya solution for creating a cloth that retains ritual meaning through its abacá ikat components, while achieving comfort, flexibility, and drape through the inclusion of cotton. Abacá, a banana fiber, is associated with protection, balance, and the presence of umagad (ancestral spirits).

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