Wicker Work Pattern
date: label: Date
content: late 18th - mid 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The wickerwork pattern (kagome) originates from a bamboo basket. It is believed to ward off bad luck as well as preventing the spirit of a man or child from wandering. It is associated with things around the water and is incorporated in many designs.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1948-128-74
objectType: label: Type
content: textile designs
label: Object Name
content: Katagami
label: Type
content: Katagami
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)