Family Heirloom Blanket (ca.1980 - ca.1990)
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Believed to have been created by Lola Maring
Family Heirloom Blanket
1980s to early 1990s
handwoven cotton or polyester
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This blanket is the only tangible memory I have of my great aunt, Lola Maring (Maria Acosta Padilla). She was an older sister of my paternal grandmother, Lola Susana, and the last known practicing weaver in our family. When my Papa was a young boy growing up in Bangar, La Union, one of the major weaving towns in the Philippines, he shared with me that the women in our family made a livelihood from weaving and farming. During his afternoon naps, he recalls falling asleep to the rhythmic sounds of the looms echoing through the house. Since the weaving pattern in this blanket is similar to handwoven American coverlets, I also reflect on how American colonization in the Philippines (1898-1946) continued to influence Filipino weaving practices decades after the country regained their independence. —Carol Ann Apilado
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Family Heirloom Blanket (ca.1980 - ca.1990)
Description
Believed to have been created by Lola Maring
Family Heirloom Blanket
1980s to early 1990s
handwoven cotton or polyester
Courtesy of the artist
This blanket is the only tangible memory I have of my great aunt, Lola Maring (Maria Acosta Padilla). She was an older sister of my paternal grandmother, Lola Susana, and the last known practicing weaver in our family. When my Papa was a young boy growing up in Bangar, La Union, one of the major weaving towns in the Philippines, he shared with me that the women in our family made a livelihood from weaving and farming. During his afternoon naps, he recalls falling asleep to the rhythmic sounds of the looms echoing through the house. Since the weaving pattern in this blanket is similar to handwoven American coverlets, I also reflect on how American colonization in the Philippines (1898-1946) continued to influence Filipino weaving practices decades after the country regained their independence. —Carol Ann Apilado
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