Rain cape, mino

Museum number:
9-23006
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4789
Description:
Traditional Japanese rain cape or "mino" woven from linden ("shina") and an aquatic grass (Japanese "sugamo", scientific name Phyllospadix scouleri).
Donor:
Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Materials:
Linden (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rain capes
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
March 20, 2012
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 41.5 inches, whole— depth 2 inches, and whole— width 31 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Rain cape, mino, accession number 9-23006, described as Traditional Japanese rain cape or "mino" woven from linden ("shina") and an aquatic grass (Japanese "sugamo", scientific name Phyllospadix scouleri).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Rain cape, mino, accession number 9-23006, described as Traditional Japanese rain cape or "mino" woven from linden ("shina") and an aquatic grass (Japanese "sugamo", scientific name Phyllospadix scouleri).

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