Museo Negrense de La Salle, Philippines
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- The Ledesma Collection, illustrating Visayan piety and devotion to the Child Jesus, with images of the Sto. Nino enshrined in “urnas” or traditional mini-altars from the island of Bohol, among others.
- The Vega Collection, which highlights periods of history focused on Negros and Western Visayas, including the porcelain from Chinese traders, images of saints made by Filipino, books in Spanish and Latin, etc.
- The Esteban Collection, which includes antique and contemporary religious art, including ivory and wooden pieces from different periods.
- The Velayo-Javelosa Collection, including Lladro pieces, and artworks depicting the styles of the Orthodox Church with items from Eastern Europe and Turkey.
- The Puentevella Collection, which depicts part of the interior of a house from the Golden Age of Negros, with strong emphasis on the private family altar, a common setting found in most houses during that period.
- Images of the Past
- Story of Weaving
- Patterning: Putting design on cloth using colored threads, painting, beads, dyeing, ikat
- Patterning through sewing: applique, embroidery, quilting, reversed applique, patchwork
- Embellishments
- White on white
- The Filipino identity through influences on textile
- Beads and shells as seen in the African culture
- Leathers and feathers
- Features the use of gold and other metals
- Middle Eastern textile as “endangered species"
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