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Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, accession number 9-23025, described as Long and narrow back cushion woven from rice straw ("wara") in a horizontally-plaited pattern. Two shoulder carrying straps extend from top in gradual V-shape, slightly diverging; at their culmination, straps become V-shaped braids; braids combine into single braid that gradually thin into cords. Cords attach to lower half of cushion along sides. Horizontal straw plaits wrap over sides to form soft, thick, rounded edges. Cotton rag woven into cushion on side that lies against wearer's back: multicolored pieces at bottom edge; braided purple, blue, and whitish rag along the middle; and black and white rag vertical along straps at base with single horizontal strip of rose pink cotton rag. Outside or "front" of cushion features loose, flattened, untwisted straw extruding from plaited straw in criss-cross design and a horizontal strap made from cord looped through lateral cords and tied together in the center. length - 28.5", width - 10", thickness - 1.5
Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, accession number 9-23022, described as Japanese back cushion woven from unidentified material, possibly rice straw ("wara") and sedge ("suge"), in the shape and style of the back cushions called "bandori" traditionally from the Shōnai region of Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. Parallel shoulder straps fold over and attach to sides along lower half of cushion via braided cords. Cushion that lies against back is U-shaped with vertical central opening and is made from flat strands of sedge (?) side-by-side in radial pattern. Outside or "front" of object features a net made of cordage, which covers the U-shaped opening; an horizontal strap on top of this net is made from disparate cords united by a single, vertical, black cotton seam. Cords of red, pale green, and black cotton rag are interwoven along the straps, concentrated at their bases. length - 28", width - 11.5", thickness - 2.5
Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, accession number 9-23033, described as Narrow back cushion woven from an unidentified organic material and cotton rag with shoulder carrying straps. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, senakaate, accession number 9-23024, described as Long and wide rectangular Japanese back cushion, or "senaka-ate," woven entirely from rice straw ("wara"). Parallel shoulder carrying straps are spaced 4" apart and 16" long, with two braided loops at their culmination. The cushion narrows slightly at the bottom. The weave pattern is uniform, with flat, horizontal bunched straw "warps" and straw cords acting as vertical braided "wefts"; the bunched straw "warps" wrap over the sides to form soft, rounded edges. Precise date and location of acquisition unknown. length - 51", width - 15.5", thickness - 0.5
Hearst Museum object titled Backpack basket, seio-kago, accession number 9-23050, described as Backpack basket, or "seio-kago," woven from cypress bark ("hinoki"), originally collected in 1929 for the Attic Museum. The dealer Sunagawa-san said that it was from another dealer in Hotaka in northern Nagano Prefecture. It is knitted in the simplest "ichimatsu" design. Two "loops" made of a weft spanning 3 warps are in the third row of wefts from the rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-32021, described as woven bag
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 11-292, described as Fiber bag for carrying food
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 11-40812, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 9-22992, described as Woven basket made from dark bark with a stiff open weave.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 9-22991, described as Woven basket made of 1.5 to 1.75" think bark with hemp rope.

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