Kimono

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Name/Title

Kimono

Entry/Object ID

2020.3.3

Description

Kimono woven with blue and white yarn in a plaid pattern.

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2020.3

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Kimono

Textile Details

Material

Indigo Dye

Color

White, Indigo

Notes

Made from bast fibers, most likely hemp or Bashofu (banana tree fiber), giving it a stiff texture. The blue yarns are dyed in indigo, and the white/cream yarns are likely natural.

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

kimonos

Dimensions

Height

149 cm

Width

123 cm

Location

Location

Rack

Garment Bag 7, Garment Rack 1

Room

Storage Unit

Category

Offsite