attush / axrush

Language: Ainu
Language: Ainu
Garment

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.

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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
clothing
Dimensions
1210 x 1275 x 65 mm
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 59855
Other number(s)
RJM 1987/15

Provenance and sources

when
late 19th to early 20th century
where
Japan
Asia -> East Asia -> Japan

when
between 1900/1908
where
Japan
who
Carl Steinmeyer

when
1919
who
Carl Steinmeyer - Legators
Helga Becker (null) - Recipients

when
1987-13-08
who
Helga Becker (null) - Donors
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