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Unknown Maker, Philippine

Textile
Now On View

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Philippine

Culture

Philippine

Title

Textile

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

  • Piña (pineapple-leaf fiber) and silk

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Piña (pineapple-leaf fiber) and silk

Materials

hemp, abaca fiber

Geography

Place Made: Philippines

Dimensions

Length 74.9 cm (29 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the American Museum of Natural History

Object Number

09.1045B

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

From Pineapple to Pañuelo
Philippine Textiles
Dec 07, 2024 – Aug 24, 2025

Label copy

In 1909, these and other Philippine objects were gifted to the RISD Museum by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Most are made of piña bastos—the thicker, rougher fibers that are the first to be harvested from pineapple-plant leaves. These works were originally brought to the US for the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, and were likely displayed at the Philippine Village there with other objects by Filipino makers, plants and animals native to the Philippines, and exhibits of living Filipino people. 

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Unknown Maker, Philippine
Textile, ca. 1900
Piña (pineapple-leaf fiber) and silk
Length 74.9 cm (29 1/2 inches)
Gift of the American Museum of Natural History 09.1045B

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