Object class: Capes (outerwear) / Collection place: Kōshin'etsu region, Chubu region, Honshu - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Rain cape, mino, accession number 9-23004, described as Traditional Japanese rain cape or mino woven from rice straw ("wara"), migo (?), and hemp. Two layers: inner layer is woven together into a flap; outer layer is braided on the outside and loose straw on the inside.

Hearst Museum object titled Rain cape, mino, accession number 9-23012a,b, described as a - Traditional Japanese rain cape or "mino" woven from sedge ("miyamakansuge," scientific name Cyperaceae carex) and linden ("shina") bast, 1955. Also called "hirorimino." b - Waraji (?) woven from rice straw ("wara"), 1947. Both made by Koike-san.