Baro-Camisa circa 1800s made of Piña fiber embellished with the " Sombrado" technique or (Shadow Applique). Baro - camisa, shirt, or dress ; the waist length blouse of the traje de mestiza. ( Gonzales, 24) Sombrado - method in which curvillinear pieces of fine fabric are applied to the same or similar fabric base, creating "shadow" designs. (Gonzales, p.25).
Source : Gonzales, G., Higgins, M. L., Castro, S. B., Villegas, R. N., & Bitagcol, J. A. (2015). Fashionable Filipinas: An evolution of the Philippine national dress in photographs, 1860-1960.
Indentifier 14.413, Fichu (Pañuelo)
Annotation: Baro-Camisa was added for additional information by: Noel Jordan Racca
Courtesy of Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence RI
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Title : Fichu, 1800s https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/fichu-14413?return=%2Fart-design%2Fcollection%2Fblouse-14414%3Freturn%3D%252Fart-design%252Fcollection%253Fsearch_api_fulltext%253DPhilippines
Display status
Not on Display
EXHIBITION HISTORY : Drawn from the Collection October 7, 1998 - January 17, 1999. Published catalog: PUBLICATIONS : Drawn from the Collection. Part of the Fabric. Available online: https://archive.org/details/ExhibitionNotes41998/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater
References
Castro-Baker S. " Nipis", Intramuros Administration. https://archive.org/details/nipis-an-exhibition
Gonzales, G., Higgins, M. L., Castro, S. B., Villegas, R. N., & Bitagcol, J. A. (2015). Fashionable Filipinas: An evolution of the Philippine national dress in photographs, 1860-1960.
Piña (Part 1) The Philippine Cloth of Pride, Endurance and Passion. Lacis Museum, Accessed 24 February 2022. https://youtu.be/1KRbZ59H8II
Piña (Part 2) The Philippine Cloth of Pride, Endurance and Passion. Lacis Museum, Accessed 24 February 2022. https://youtu.be/dRN9GY-gyX4
Acknowledgements
Contributed by Noel Jordan Racca Photo: Courtesy of Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence RI