Item 23: Weaving the famous pina cloth at Molo, Panay, Philippines

Black-and-white image of Philippine woman weaving on a loom set outdoors in a street. Two men sit in an open doorway on the left and two women can be seen standing in the doorway. The threadlike fibers that make up pina cloth are obtained from the pineapple leaf. The finished cloth is very soft and silky in quality and is worn by the more wealthy class of natives. Molo is part of the city of Iloilo. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.