Abaca cloth

Group: T'boli
Local name: T'nalak

Detail

Description

Made of abaca fibre (wild banana leaves) and decorated in tie-dye technique. This piece is rather small and was made as a decoration. The quality is not very good, because the bands with the decorations are not straight.

Dimensions:

Length: 108 cm., width: 47 cm.

Remarks

Ethnic group: T'boli
Location: S.E. Mindanao