Ceremonial garment, "chigiri"
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, short sleeves. Strip of black fabric appliquéd along collar area. All black except dark blue sleeves. No appliquéd areas (as other robes in this collection have). Curved lined embroidered over bottom 2/3 of front, sleeve ends, and all over the back. Lines were basted in running stitch with light brown thread, then embroidered over in chain stitch with white thread. Tag on inside of collar with Japanese writing. Unlined. According to Chisato Dubreuil, this 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: 1 Dec 2014
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: E430707-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Robe
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 120 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 143.5 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 0.5 cm