Man's Robe

Ainu

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Object Label

For much of their history, Ainu people wore clothing made from a woven bark-cloth called attush. As cotton became available through trade with China and southern Japan, it was added sparingly as an ornament. Robes such as this one, made entirely from cotton, were expensive and often had to be pieced together from multiple small sections of material.

Caption

Ainu. Man's Robe, 19th century. Cotton and silk, 55 1/8 x 51 9/16 in. (140 x 131 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.751.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Culture

Ainu

Title

Man's Robe

Date

19th century

Geography

Place made: Northern region, Japan

Medium

Cotton and silk

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

55 1/8 x 51 9/16 in. (140 x 131 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

12.751

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