attush / axrush
Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 4.0 International
The outer garment (attush) is made from lengths of elm bast fibre. fibre. Two panels form the body. For each sleeve, a shorter length of fabric was folded triangularly folded at the bottom. Longitudinal stripes (shiriki) of dark blue cotton yarn are woven into the fabric. cotton yarn are woven into the fabric. At the sleeve openings and along the hems, wide and narrow stripes of black-blue strips of black and blue cotton fabric imported from Japan. These are embroidered with characteristic curved ornaments in dark blue cotton thread. This cotton fabric was also appliquéd as a collar. This type of garment was worn by worn by both men and women. Due to the decoration, it was probably used as a festive garment. use.
