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Language: Ainu
Language: Ainu

Leg warmers

Two rectangular gaiters/leg warmers, made from light-coloured cotton cotton fabric and elm bast fabric. The upper half of the elm bast fabric features appliqués appliqués made of blue cotton fabric with embroidered ornaments. The lower half is made of of white cotton fabric is divided into squares with sewn-through threads. The attached cords made of cotton fabric were used to lace the leg warmers to the calf. Due to the adverse weather conditions, clothing had to be suitable for protecting against the cold and wet. Gaiters/leg warmers covered the transition from shoes to trousers.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
leggings
Dimensions
16 x 235 x 320 mm
Material/Technique
Fibre, vegetable; dye; elm bast fibre;
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 10680
Other number(s)
RJM 1899/01 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Japan
    Asia -> East-Asia -> Japan -> North-Japan -> Hokkaido
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Asia
  • Change of physical control or legal title:
    Not clarified
    when
    between April and May 1881
    where
    Hokkaido
    who
    Joest, Wilhelm - Former Possessors
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