Hemp libi-i' as st I'ipprd Irom the stalk of [\\f hemp plant; licmp lihi-c laced iiiui lied in sections 

 ready to dye: ami dyed fibre with binding threads removed revealing the undyed portions. Kacli 

 Bagobo woman learns from her mother and grandmother the diirereiU ways of tying which produce 



the (lid'erent patterns in the weaving 



A choice textile intended lor llie middle strip oC a woman's sUirl The patterns were lied in the 

 hemp fibre before dyeing and before \vea\ing; the ligures are in black ami while with a border in 

 miniature figures of red and white 1(J9 



