Bag with raw material

Museum number:

9-23031a,b

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm210923031a@2cb

Accession number:

Acc.4789

Description:

a - Highly pliable shoulder bag, called "seoi-bukuro" in Japanese. Rectangular base is 11" x 3" but has been partially collapsed from storage conditions prior to accession. Tightly and intricately woven using thin, twisted sedge; paired cords form vertical "warps" while "wefts" consist of two cords passed over each other using a technique known as twining. These twined cords are stacked together to form horizontal bands of irregular width. Base consists of a set of three cords horizontally passed over and under a stationary warp of paired cords. Rim of bag is netted to create a drawstring function, and the thicker cord running through these loops is attached at the bag's base to create carrying straps. Gift of Shina-san. length - 16.5", width - 12.5", thickness - 2", base depth - 3" b - Raw material of the same kind (Oshima sedge, or "kan suge" in Japanese) used in the construction of 9-23031a. length - 13", width - 12", thickness - 1.5

Donor:

Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson

Collection place:

Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, North Kanto

Culture or time period:

Japanese

Maker or artist:

Shina-san

Collector:

Dai Williams

Collection date:

November 20, 1997

Materials:

Sedge (oshima sedge, or carex hachijoenses)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Bags (generic containers) and Twined weaving

Function:

1.2 Gathering

Accession date:

March 20, 2012

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Dimensions:

shoulder bag— width 12.5 inches, shoulder bag— length 16.5 inches, shoulder bag— depth 3 inches, and shoulder bag— depth 2 inches