Sep 19, 2017
#Repost @kuryo_antiques ・・・ Antique Tinguian hand-spun cotton blankets or ules from the uplands of Abra in northern Philippines... Using the centuries-old impaod (backstrap) technique, patterns are usually related to their rituals and come out in dreams... the muted indigo tones were achieved using natural dyes... this particular pattern, the kusikos, though very very very old, is reminiscent of the op-art movement of the 60s, very Victor Vasarely... the optic illusion is meant to ward off evil spirits... #Inabel #ethnicfabric #vasarely #indigo #abelblankets #tinguiantribe #abraantiques #binakul #cottonblanket #philippinetextiles #philippineantiques #kuryo #kuryomanila #kuryoantiques