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White cotton undershirt.
Kimono undergarment
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Kimono undergarment

Artist Japanese Artist
DateShowa (1926-1989) period, mid-20th century
Place of originJapan
MediumCotton
Dimensions24 × 47 in. (61 × 119.4 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineGift of Shinichi Doi
Object number2016.56.22
Collections
Visual DescriptionWhite cotton undershirt.
White cotton undershirt.
Kimono undergarment
Japanese Artist
Showa (1926-1989) period, mid-20th century
Image Not Available for Boy's kimono
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Japanese Artist
undated
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Japanese Artist
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This is a boy's haori. It has a sumo wrestler and geometric pattern which is dyed. It is called "nikoniko-gasuri."
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Japanese Artist
undated
Textured purple silk kimono with white/orange/yellow flowers with leaves lined with red and light orange linings.
Woman's Kimono
Japanese Artist
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Cream colored kimono with patterning, white tie.
Child’s Kimono
Japanese Artist
Showa period (1926-1989), mid-20th century
Tunic with wide sleeves constructed from narrow handwoven strips, made of hand-spun cotton; alternating alizarin, dark blue and white stripes, indigo and white ikat stripes; tan thread used for 11 embroidered "knot" motifs on center of front; also embroidered on back, top; pale blue commercial cotton cloth lining.
Man's Tunic (dansiki or gbariye dandogo)
Nupe Artist
20th century
Black cotton dyed gauze bands (possibly medical strips?) with hand embroidery. Neck opening shaped by middle band being cut to make opening. Chain stitched embroidery covering cloth in red, yellow, orange, white and green (colors faded). Thin cotton border in white all around garment.
Embroidered Tunic
Wodaabe Artist
late 20th century
11 beaded strips of seed beads sewn on to cotton fabric in layers: bead colors white, turquoise, black, green, red, orange, blue; fabric colors: red, green, turquoise; has figural motifs of women in profile, cars, trucks and vegetation as well as shield. Zigzag, triangle, and other geometric shapes. White beads on cotton cording hung from back; tassels of turquoise beads.
Bridal cape (isikoti)
Ngwane Artist
mid 20th century, c. 1960s
Blue handwoven cotton cloth, hand stitched, wide waist with narrow legs. Hand embroidery of geometric and arabesque motifs in orange, green, burgundy, and white wool thread; waistband lined with light blue commercial cotton sheeting.
Man's Ceremonial Trousers (wando)
Hausa Artist
20th century
Woman's shawl fine spun wool and cotton mixed dyed burgundy warp and weft, weft-faced designs in white cotton, black wool: bottom third section is made up of a series of bans with geometric shapes including: knucklebones, bread, snakes, scorpion, remainder of piece has designs including sash, jewel, snake with comb. Top fringe is tufted and bottom fringe in long and tufted
Woman's Shawl (bakhnug)
Amazigh Artist
20th century
Woman's sarong- rectangular strip hand sewn at ends to form tube; ikat-dyed cotton; main panel- red, brown and white geometric design of diamonds and teardrop shapes with curlicues everywhere; horizontal bands top and bottom of commercial red, green, blue, and yellow threat with ikat stripes between; Iban, Sarawak; 1963; just starting to go out of style as daily clothing and being reserved for fancy dress
Sarong
Iban Artist
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