Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
May 25, 1817
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 85
Additional Source Text:
"And by them manufactured of the fibers of the Plantain tree which grows in the Philippian Islands, of which the inhabitants make their shirts very handsomely Embroidered, the best manufactured are in the Province of Camarines and Albay."
The donor is described as being "of Spain."
Notes:
Nipis "was woven from stalks of the abaca plant, a cousin of the banana. Later the term nipis came to refer to fabrics made from maguey leaves, jusi or raw silk, and the most famous of all, piña or pineapple leaves. Nipis fabrics were colorfully dyed, striped, or embroidered in white, and made into camisa or shirts for male and female, pañuelos or shoulder scarves, panyo or handkerchiefs, altar cloths and articles for religious functions." Cultural Center of the Philippines
Juan Garcia Verdugo was a Spanish official in the Philippines.
