Ceremonial vest, "jinbaori"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 16 Jun 2005
name: label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: Long vest. Open front, with buttoned tab at waist. Bottom half of sides and back are split. Base fabric is gold lame brocade with floral pattern. Lapels and shoulders are beige with brown brocade. Decorative knots ("frogs") on lapel. Back is plain gold fabric (synthetic?). Tri-swirl motif in black and red felt machine appliquéd on top center of back. Unlined. According to Chisato Dubreuil, this type of vest 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: 30 Jul 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: E430657-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Vest
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 103 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 60.5 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 3 cm