Collection place: South Tōhoku, Tohoku region, Honshu / Culture or time period: Japanese cultures / Function: 2.1 Daily Garb - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, senakaate, accession number 9-23018, described as Two-layer, long, rectangular back cushion woven from rice straw ("wara"). Layer worn against the back is tightly woven, with straight, unbraided "warps" and braided "wefts." Outer layer is more loosely woven; the warps along the left and right edges are unbraided and open. Pieces of faded blue and white plaid cotton rags attached along the vertical outer seam. Two layers are joined just below the shoulders with rice straw cord. Gift of Nago-san. length - 45", width - 15", thickness - 1

Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, senakaate, accession number 9-23020, described as Narrow, rectangular back cushion, called "senaka-ate," woven from rice straw ("wara") and made in the same shape and style as the "bandori" back cushions of the Shōnai region of Yamagata Prefecture. Shoulder straps are horizontally braided with pieces of cotton rag interwoven with rice straw at their culmination; straps are attached to lower half of bandori via rice straw cord. Rounded, U-shaped bottom with narrow strands of straw forming an unwoven "cushion" where the bandori rests against the back. Outside or "front" of bandori consists of a horizontally plaited weave. length - 26", width - 8", thickness - 2.25

Hearst Museum object titled Rain cape, mino, accession number 9-23005, described as Traditional Japanese rain cape or "mino" woven from sedge ("suge") and urihad (?). Outer protective material is folded over rim at the top and braided. Tag also says "Togo jinja.