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
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Man's Robe
Date
19th century
Geography
Place made: Northern region, Japan
Medium
Cotton and silk
Classification
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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