Ceremonial garment, "ru-un-pe"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 16 Jun 2005
name: label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: Robe. Opens in front, collarless, short sleeves. Base fabric has lengthwise stripes in multiple shades of medium and dark blue. Red cotton cloth and white cotton cloth appliquéd in geometric patterns around top and bottom thirds, both front and back, and at the ends of the sleeves. Dark blue lines embroidered in couched thread over appliquéd areas. According to Chisato Dubreuil, this type of robe is worn during a variety of ceremonies. Contemporary uses also include a political statement. Patterns on ceremonial garments were thought to protect the wearer from malevolent forces, disease and evil spirits. Made for the 1999 NMNH exhibit "Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People" using traditional Ainu materials and techniques.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 11 Jun 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ainu
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2026093
label: USNM Number
content: E430660-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Robe
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 127 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 151 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 0.5 cm