Joinery Band (Tobrian Langkit)
ClassificationsTextiles-components-panels
Datemid 20th century
Collection SiteMarawi City, Philippines, Asia
MediumCotton or silk
Dimensions2 1/8 × 1/8 × 66 in. (5.4 × 0.3 × 167.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frieda O. Wray from the Estate of Dr. & Mrs. Douglas and Carolyn Osborne
Object number2021.12.13
DescriptionThis strip of fabric is called a langkit and it comes from the Maranao people residing on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Langkit are made in elaborate handwoven patterns on backstrap looms and they are sewn together with wider pieces of silk to create tube-shaped skirts called malong, which are worn by both Maranao men and women.Thinner langkit, such as this one, are called tobrian and they are sewn horizontally to connect the pieces of silk that make up the length of the skirt. Wider langkit are called lakban and they are sewn vertically to bring the skirt panels together into a wearable, tube-like shape.
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