Object class: Outerwear / Materials: Rush (material) / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Rain cape, mino, accession number 9-23007, described as Traditional Japanese rain cape or "mino" woven from soft rushes ("igusa"), a plant grown in rice paddies resembling sedges (scientific name Juncus effusus). This plant is traditionally used to weave the soft surface cover of tatami and goza mats.