Apron; two widths sewn together; plainweave elm bark fiber with black cotton appliqué; white chainstitch curvilinear embroidery; braided waistband; poor condition.
Donor:
Hiroaki Okada
Collection place:
Hokkaidō Prefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
Culture or time period:
Ainu
Collector:
Hiroaki Okada
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Aprons (protective wear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Materials, techniques: plainware embark fiber, black cotton applique, cotton thread in chainstitch embroidery
Loans:
S1969-1970 #116: Design Department (UC Berkeley) (April 23, 1970–April 23, 1970) and S1984-1985 #29: Museum of Craft and Folk Art (San Francisco) (March 5, 1985–May 6, 1985)