Object name: Rain cape, mino / Object class: Capes (outerwear) / Materials: Rice straw - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Rain cape, mino, accession number 9-23001, described as Traditional Japanese rain cape or "mino" woven from rice straw ("wara"). Object not accompanied by a tag. Specific collection location unknown.

Hearst Museum object titled Rain cape, mino, accession number 9-23000, described as A woven rain cape, or "mino".

Hearst Museum object titled Rain cape, mino, accession number 9-23007, described as Traditional Japanese rain cape or "mino" woven from soft rushes ("igusa"), a plant grown in rice paddies resembling sedges (scientific name Juncus effusus). This plant is traditionally used to weave the soft surface cover of tatami and goza mats.