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The origins of banana-fibre cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan / Katrien Hendrickx.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hendrickx, Katrien.
- Series:
- Studia anthropologica.
- Studia anthropologica
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clothing and dress--Japan--Ryukyu Islands.
- Clothing and dress.
- Ryukyu Islands--Social life and customs.
- Ryukyu Islands.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (336 pages) : color illustrations, map
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Studia Anthropologica 12 The Japanese word bashofu literally means ""banana-fiber cloth."" Both the cloth and the clothing made from it are now considered important constituents of Okinawan identity. The Japanese Folk Craft Movement in the 1930's brought attention to this special trait of Okinawan material culture. After years of decline following World War II, the weaving and use of bashofu saw a revival that accelerated after the return of Okinawa to Japan in 1972 and still continues
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Historical background
- pt. 2. Reviews of sources
- pt. 3. Musa-fibre weaving in East and Southeast Asia
- pt. 4. Bashōfu in the Ryukyu archipelago today
- pt. 5. Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (273-293).
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 94-6166-049-9
- OCLC:
- 680086594
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