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Unknown Maker, Philippine

Textile

Description

Maker

Culture

Philippine

Title

Textile

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

Piña (pineapple-leaf fiber)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Piña (pineapple-leaf fiber)

Geography

Place Made: Philippines

Dimensions

Length 189.2 cm (74 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the American Museum of Natural History

Object Number

09.1050A

Type

Textiles

Exhibition History

From Pineapple to Pañuelo

Philippine Textiles

Dec 07, 2024 – May 11, 2025

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These textiles are woven from liniwan, the thinnest, finest fibers and the last to be harvested, scraped from the bottom of pineapple leaves. Prized liniwan fibers were used to make garments like the blouse and pañuelos at left. One of these examples is unembellished, highlighting the fineness of the fibers in plain weave, and the other features blue and yellow checks made of silk.

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Unknown Maker, Philippine

Textile, ca. 1900

Piña (pineapple-leaf fiber)

Length 189.2 cm (74 1/2 inches)

Gift of the American Museum of Natural History 09.1050A

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