Cora - Yema handmade in the Philippines

handmade in the Philippines

the filipinos and spanish used these textiles as currency for trade and labor

the name of the woven cloth itself is called “abel” and the weaving technique is called “binakol”

these pieces are woven in cotton

Size: 53” x 21

Cora - Yema handmade in the Philippinesmulti use because I used to move around a lot: handwoven big rug wall hanging table cloth blanket handmade in the philippines W51in x L73in W131cm x L185cm 100% cotton this seemingly op art inspired collection focuses on a hypnotizing textile motif dating back to the 1400s pre colonial philippines. the mathematical pattern is native to ilocos norte and ilocos sur in the northern philippines. located on the coast, the traditional motif, called kusikus,