Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0202 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rain skirt | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rice straw | |
| Description | Woven wrap-around skirt worn as protection against rain, consisting of strips of grass which are doubled in half and twined together in four overlapping horizontal rows; Warp fibers form self-selvage along top edge, while 2-ply cordage forms side selvages; Ends of 3-ply cordage threaded across upper width of skirt are intended to be tied around wearer's waist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 80.0, Thickness = 2.3, Length = ca. 52.0 | |