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Object #     2012-36/2
Object name     Tnalak
Culture of Origin     T'Boli, Lake Sebu, Cotabato del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines
Materials     Abaca, Dye
Techniques     Warp Ikat, Plain Weave, Dyed
Dimensions     L: 63 in, W: 22.5 in
Exhibit Label    

This ikat weaving, made by a master T'Boli weaver on Mindanao in the early 1980s, was collected by Fr. Vincent Busch SSC. Fr. Busch was making a video about the indigenous T'Boli culture for the Columban Fathers/Missionary Society of St. Columban when he interviewed the tnalak weavers and acquired the textiles.
Source     Ms. Sandra L. Swarbrick
Credit     Gift of Sandra L. Swarbrick


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