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Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, neko, accession number 9-23036, described as Back cushion and basket, or "neko," woven from rice straw ("wara").
Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, senakaate, accession number 9-23028, described as Long, rectangular back cushion, or "senaka-ate," woven from rice straw ("wara") and consisting of two "sides" or layers. One side is 8 1-inch single-plait braids wide, lying vertically side-by-side with slight separation. They are joined by a single cord pushed through braids horizontally at their vertical midpoint. The other side of the cushion feature a basket weave: bunches of untwisted/unbraided rice straw form "warps" held in place by thin braided "wefts" spaced at roughly 5" intervals. These braids become untwisted, loose straw along the top. Entire cushion is encircled by braided "rim." Two straw cords attached at opposite points along sides form carrying shoulder straps; these cords are pushed through bottom of cushion just above rim and knotted together on opposite side. length - 22", width - 11", thickness - 1.5
Hearst Museum object titled Bark, accession number 9-23237, described as A circular bundle of dark, raw material- karamushi bark.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, koshizoke, accession number 9-22986, described as A woven basket worn at the waist.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, nekoda, accession number 9-22883, described as A woven basket made of rice straw.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, nekoda, accession number 9-22962, described as Rice straw bag for carrying lunch when working in the mountains. Has good insulating qualities so that, even in cold weather any hot food would remain warm. While they worked they hung the bag from a branch. The nekoda's construction utilized such techniques as twisting and layering to create strength and comfort.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, nekoda, accession number 9-22909, described as A woven basket (nekoda) most likely carried with an all-purpose rope.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, nekoda, accession number 9-22963, described as A woven basket carried by farmers or mountain people when they went to work in the paddies or forests. It would hold their obentobako, lunchbox.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, nekoda, accession number 9-22882, described as A woven basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, saya, accession number 9-23065a-c, no description available.

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