Filipino textiles from the collection of

Myunghee & Peter Reimann

at the Philippine Center, Philippine Consulate General, New York

February 4-15, 2008

In January 2008, Kim Reimann, daughter of Dr Peter Reimann and his late wife, Myunghee, approached www.tribaltextiles.info asking for help in publicising the upcoming exhibition, curated by Paul Cormack, of her father's Filipino textiles to be staged at the Philippine Center at the Philippine Consulate General in NYC.

Following advice, Kim posted information on the tribaltextiles.info forum and later the family took up the invitation to supply photos of the NY exhibit so that these could provide the core material for this enduring on-line exhibition. This further fulfills the aim of Dr Reimann, as expressed in his accompanying explanatory text to the exhibit, "to show a larger public, including local Filipino natives and their Americanized offspring the wonders of Filipino culture and textile-crafts which are exclusively woven by women".

reiman1

catalogue

exhibition

introduction

map

bibliography

The exhibition:

all text & images © the Reimann family

Click on thumbnail to go to enlargement - click on enlargement to return to exhibition


Click on thumbnail to go to enlargement - click on enlargement to return to exhibition

The individual exhibits:

Click on thumbnail to go to enlargement - click on enlargement to return to exhibition

to 69K jpg 03 - Maranaw woman's silk malong (tubular garment), Mindanao, 20th century. 155 cm x 82 cm each side (tubular)

to 71K jpg 04 - Maguindana woman's cotton malong (tubular garment), Mindanao, 19th century. 155 cm x 82 cm each side (tubular)

to 76K jpg 05 - Gadang man's cotton loincloth with European beads, Northern Luzon, early 20th century. 272 cm x 11 cm

Click on thumbnail to go to enlargement - click on enlargement to return to exhibition

top

to 62K Jpg 06 - Itneg Binakel (spherical-weave) cotton blanket, early 20th century, Northern Luzon. 148 cm x 192 cm

to 75K Jpg 07 - Itneg Binakel (spherical-weave) cotton blanket, early 20th century, Northern Luzon. 148 cm x 192 cm

to 78K Jpg 08 - Woman's pineapple fiber and cotton blouse, Luzon, early 20th century. Shoulder 42 cm, length 42 cm, sleeves 45 cm long, sleeve 43 cm wide

to 75K Jpg 11 - Yakan cotton and silk tapestry headcloth, Basilan Island, early 20th century. 75 cm x 75 cm

to 75K Jpg 12 - Tawsug cotton tapestry-weave and silk headcloth, Sulu archipelago, 20th century. 76 cm x 76 cm

Click on thumbnail to go to enlargement - click on enlargement to return to exhibition

top

to 56K Jpg 13 - Gadang woman's cotton sash with European beads, Northern Luzon, early 20th century. 216 cm x 8 cm

to 15K 14 - Gadang basket-weave hat with boar tusks, Northern Luzon, 20th century

to 67K Jpg 15 - Gadang women's cotton and beaded skirt, Paracelis Mountain Province, Northern Luzon, 20th century. 99 cm x 53.5 cm

to 70K Jpg 16 - Gadang woman's cotton wrap-around skirt, Paracelis Mountain Province, Northern Luzon, early 20th century. 75 cm x 105 cm

to 66K Jpg 17 - Gadang woman's cotton jacket, Paracelis Mountain Province, Northern Luzon, early 20th century. 108 cm (incl. sleeves) x 31 cm

to 72K Jpg 18 - Kalinga woman's cotton wrap-around skirt with beadwork and mother of pearl fragments, Apayo Province and parts of Abra Province, Northern Luzon, 20th century. 70 cm x 112 cm

Click on thumbnail to go to enlargement - click on enlargement to return to exhibition

top

to 69K Jpg 20 - Bla'an man's abaka, cotton and embroidered jacket and trousers, Mindanao, 19th century. Jacket 145 cm x 58 cm x 41 cm, Trousers 43 cm x 53 cm

to 70K Jpg 21 - Bogobo man's abaka and plangi (tie-dye) jacket and trousers, Mindanao, early 20th century. Jacket 117 cm x 41 cm x 49 cm. Trousers 59 cm x 66 cm

to 69K Jpg 22 - Bla'an (possibly T'boli) man's abaka and ikat jacket and trousers, Mindanao, early 20th century. Jacket 152 cm x 56 cm x 52 cm. Trousers 56 cm x 44 cm

to 69K Jpg 19 - Tboli woman's abaka and ikat dress, Mindanao, late 19th or early 20th century. This garment was pounded with a wooden mallet after it was embroidered to create a glossy sheen. 62 cm x 150 cm

to 82L Jpg 23 - Tboli woman's abaka and ikat dress, Mindanao, early 20th century. 54 cm x 182 cm

to 72K 24 - Cotton sash with multi-colored ikat design, Mindanao, late 19th to early 20th century.

reiman1

catalogue

exhibition

introduction

map

bibliography

Click on thumbnail to go to enlargement - click on enlargement to return to exhibition

to 72K Jpg Dr Peter Reimann in front of a group of abaka textiles from Mindanao. Photo taken at the opening reception held in the evening of February 4, 2008 for the exhibition of Filipino textiles from the collection of Myunghee & Peter Reimann as exhibited at the Philippine Centre, Philippine Consultate General, New York from February 4-15, 2008.

69K Jpg Curator of the exhibition, Paul Cormack, with Peter Reiman and his daughters Hannah and Kim Reimann. Photo taken at the opening reception held in the evening of February 4, 2008 for the exhibition of Filipino textiles from the collection of Myunghee & Peter Reimann as exhibited at the Philippine Centre, Philippine Consultate General, New York from February 4-15, 2008.

to 69K Jpg Dr Peter Reiman with Dr P Stokes. Photo taken at the opening reception held in the evening of February 4, 2008 for the exhibition of Filipino textiles from the collection of Myunghee & Peter Reimann as exhibited at the Philippine Centre, Philippine Consultate General, New York from February 4-15, 2008.

Click on thumbnail to go to enlargement - click on enlargement to return to exhibition

reiman1

catalogue

exhibition

introduction

map

bibliography

Peter Reimann (1922-2014) was born in Berlin on November 5, 1922, and lived a long and rich life. Raised in Berlin, he served as a medic in World War II at age 17 and pursued a degree in medicine at Heidelberg University. After obtaining his degree and then studying as a postdoctoral fellow at the Sorbonne, he went in 1958 to work for the German Red Cross in Pusan, Republic of Korea with the rank of Lieutenant in the US Armed Forces. While there he met his wife Dr. Myunghee Kim who herself became the first Freudian psychoanalyst from Korea, a pioneer in her field. The two immigrated to the United States and started a family, first living in Manhattan and then moving to New Jersey. After practicing in Irvington for several years, he moved to Springfield where he worked and lived until his death. Dr. Reimann had a private practice as a doctor in New Jersey for 30 years. He was an old fashioned doctor who made house calls with a black doctor's bag and was dedicated to serving all people in medical need. He also worked at Overlook Hospital and at the infirmary at Farleigh Dickenson University. He was an amateur musician, art historian, anthropologist and ethnographer, with a detailed knowledge of a wide range of global art and culture. He traveled all over the world, with his last trip at the age of 80 to Tibet. He was an avid player and listener of Classical Music.

After Myunghee Kim Reimann died in a car accident in 1996 he never remarried. He is succeeded by his daughters, Kim, a political scientist and professor at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia and Hannah, a musician, actress and music teacher in Greenwich Village, New York City.

Dr. Reimann became the subject of his daughter, Hannah's, first documentary feature film, My Father's House, a movie about Alzheimer's Disease, related dementia, family, caregiving and a quest to find effective treatments for these terrible illnesses. Via footage of him shot over three years, he discusses, among other things, his anti-Nazi sentiment and activity during the War, his love of music and culture as we watch his brilliant mind succumb until his death on March 18th, 2014.