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Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, bandori, accession number 9-23023, described as Traditional Japanese bandori intricately woven from linden bast ("shina"), sedge ("suge"), wild grapevine bark ("budo"), and cotton rags. The two shoulder straps are made of braided sedge interwoven with strips of black and maroon cotton rag. The straps are spaced barely 1.5" apart; at ends of straps, braid tapers into sedge cords attached at either side of cushion to loops made of wild grapevine bark. Cushion where it rests against back is U-shaped with vertical central opening; this inside layer of cushion is made from strands of rice straw lying taut side-by-side in a radial pattern. At the edge these strands continue into a single-plaited seam, with two thinner, parallel seams of grapevine bark. A net made from grapevine bark lies flat against the outside or "front" of the cushion and covers the central opening; a horizontal strap runs the entire width of the cushion, made of disparate strips of wild grapevine bark pushed through a central vertical loop. length - 27.5", width - 9.75", thickness - 2.5

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 9-22888, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 9-22889, described as A woven bag, reproduction of an original made from iwasuge.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, biku, accession number 9-22884, described as A woven basket placed on the back and the carrying cord looped over the head.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, ichiko, accession number 9-22890, described as A reproduction of a woven basket, knitted in futagoami.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, kodasu, accession number 9-23051, described as Basket made entirely from either Zelkova serrata, a species of deciduous tree in Japan known as "keyaki," or the bark of white birch ("shirakaba"), with a carrying cord possibly made of sedge ("suge"). Intended to be worn as a backpack.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, shoizukari, accession number 9-22886, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, sugetego, accession number 9-22895, described as A woven bag that cannot be worn on the back because the cords are too short.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, sukari, accession number 9-22891, described as A reproduction of a woven basket which was ideal for carrying loads that were bulky because its flexibility allowed it to stretch to accommodate them and still be comfortable against the back of the carrier.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, sukari, accession number 9-22894, described as A woven bag carried on the back.