Barong
Barong
2018 (made)
2018 (made)
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This man’s shirt, called a barong Tagalog or simply a barong, is for worn by men over trousers untucked as a formal dress in the Philippines. It is made of a fabric called piña silk, a blend of pineapple fibre and silk, and decorated with whitework embroidery, called calado, where individual threads are carefully gathered together in stitches to form a pattern. They are handcrafted by highly skilled embroiderers of Lumban in Laguna Province, south of Manila.
Barong was popularised by President Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957) when he wore a barong during his inauguration and other state affairs. The young donor wore this barong to attend diplomatic galas with his wife, Stacy Danika Garcia who works as Third Secretary and Vice Consul at the Embassy of the Philippines in London, and other formal functions such as the celebration of the National Day of the Philippines.
Barong was popularised by President Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957) when he wore a barong during his inauguration and other state affairs. The young donor wore this barong to attend diplomatic galas with his wife, Stacy Danika Garcia who works as Third Secretary and Vice Consul at the Embassy of the Philippines in London, and other formal functions such as the celebration of the National Day of the Philippines.
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| Materials and techniques | Plain weave piña silk with whitework embroidery, cotton threads, synthetic threads; lined with polyester organza |
| Brief description | Man's shirt (barong tagalog or barong), for formal occasions, piña silk with whitework embroidery done in Lumban, made by EN Barong Filipino, Philippines, 2018 |
| Physical description | This man's shirt, known as barong tagalog or barong, is made of plain weave piña silk, using piña (pineapple fibre) as the warp threads and silk as the weft wefts. It has a stiffened turn down collar, buttoned up on central front, long sleeves with cuffs, and lined with white polyester organza. Size: L. It is fully embellished with hand embroidery of scrolls and leaf motifs arranged in stripes format extending from the front to the sleeves and across the back panel in the style of the 'Raya' design. 'Raya' is derived from the Spanish word meaning "stripe." Two types of whitework embroidery techniques are used: the "embossed" design (burda) is done in white cotton threads; while the drawn thread work (calado) is done by tying several threads in the weave to create the designs, the thread used to tie the "calado" is synthetic. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Miguel Antonio Barretto García |
| Production | Embroidery was done in Lumban, Philippines |
| Summary | This man’s shirt, called a barong Tagalog or simply a barong, is for worn by men over trousers untucked as a formal dress in the Philippines. It is made of a fabric called piña silk, a blend of pineapple fibre and silk, and decorated with whitework embroidery, called calado, where individual threads are carefully gathered together in stitches to form a pattern. They are handcrafted by highly skilled embroiderers of Lumban in Laguna Province, south of Manila. Barong was popularised by President Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957) when he wore a barong during his inauguration and other state affairs. The young donor wore this barong to attend diplomatic galas with his wife, Stacy Danika Garcia who works as Third Secretary and Vice Consul at the Embassy of the Philippines in London, and other formal functions such as the celebration of the National Day of the Philippines. |
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| Accession number | IS.1-2021 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2020 |
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