Puripis di Pimbalayan.   Magindanao.

1970.   Silk and gold metallic thread,  

(katiado), discontinuous supplementary 

weft weave,  warp 137cm,  weft 91 cm

Puripis di Pimbalayan The design puripis di pimbalayan refers to a rotating object such as a pinwheel or swirling star (puripis) housed in a square or frame (pimbalayan). Balay is a root word meaning "house" or "box."

photo by Vangie Austria

text by Sonia Krug, from The Malong Story.

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