Back cushion
- Museum number:
- 9-23022
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21090023022
- Accession number:
- Acc.4789
- Description:
- 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
- Donor:
- Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
- Collection place:
- Japan
- Culture or time period:
- Japanese
- Collector:
- Dai Williams
- Materials:
- Cotton (textile) (cotton rag) and Sedge (unconfirmed material)
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Cushions
- Function:
- 1.2 Gathering and 2.1 Daily Garb
- Accession date:
- March 20, 2012
- Department:
- Asia (except western Russia)
- Dimensions:
- width 11.5 inches, length 28 inches, and depth 2.5 inches
- Comment:
- No tag attached to object.
- Images:
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