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Source Description
This strip of lace is unusual for being worked entirely in abacá fiber, a material more commonly associated with cordage, woven textiles, and ceremonial cloth. Abacá’s natural stiffness and high tensile strength make it a challenging medium for techniques that require tight looping or knotting, such as lace making. This object reflects a hybrid craft tradition in which imported techniques were executed using local fibers.
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Document identity
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105776
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Abacá lace sampler
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Source metadata
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105776
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object
title
Abacá lace sampler
description
This strip of lace is unusual for being worked entirely in abacá fiber, a material more commonly associated with cordage, woven textiles, and ceremonial cloth. Abacá’s natural stiffness and high tensile strength make it a challenging medium for techniques that require tight looping or knotting, such as lace making. This object reflects a hybrid craft tradition in which imported techniques were executed using local fibers.
date
c. 1910–23
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79891735
genreSpecific
Knitting
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 121.9 x 14 cm (48 x 5 1/2 in.)
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Philippines
accession
1923.864
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abaca fiber(?): knitting
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Abacá lace sampler, c. 1910–23. Philippines. Abaca fiber(?): knitting; overall: 121.9 x 14 cm (48 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Myrta Jones, 1923.864
collection
Textiles
didYouKnow
This object was likely produced where abacá was abundant and lace making was introduced through convents or mission schools—perhaps the Eastern Visayas or Bicol regions of the Philippines.
creditline
Gift of Miss Myrta Jones
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2026-06-16 13:51:50.010000
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105776
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Textiles
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Textiles
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abaca fiber(?): knitting
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