Ekamasune

Description

Bag (ekamasune), woven rushes with chevron design and patterned indigo fabric panels at ends: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1886.15

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Ekamasune, Travelling bag

Production information

Unknown
Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Ainu people (Hokkaido), Japanese

Materials

Rush, Textile

Physical description

Rushes

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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