The traje de mestiza is a traditional dress worn by women in the Philippines. On the other hand, Pis Siyabit (or simply Pis) is woven by the Tausug tribe from the Sulu Archipelago in the southwestern Philippines. It is made from cotton or silk (or with gold threads) characterized by intricate geometric patterns of colors segmented into the smallest squares, triangles, and diamonds.
The pattern was created by Darhata Sawabi, a Tausug textile weaver from Sulu. She is highly respected in her craft of weaving colorful squares of cloth for the pis syabit and the adornment of the native attire, bags, and accessories and teaching the art to the younger generation. What makes her art unique is its bold, contrasting colors, the weave’s evenness, and faithfulness to traditional designs.
Mesh by joliebean.
