TRADITIONAL ART
LATE 19th CENTURY, AINU ATTUSH ROBE
Ainu robe of attush type, sewn of cloth woven from elm bark (ohyo) fibers with cotton stripes, with indigo dyed cotton cloth appliqué decorated with white cotton chain stitch that frames blue and red cotton couching. The collar of black cotton. From Hokkaido. Meiji era, late 19th century.
Period: Meiji Taisho
Mediums: Textiles
Origin Country: Japan
49 ¼” high x 51” wide
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