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 has black and silver stripes; brocade bird and floral designs on bottom right and on the back. Gold color plastic buttons. 4 decorative knots ("frogs") on lapels. Fabric on lapels and shoulders is light blue on dark blue brocade with stylized floral patterns. Back has a felt black and white diamond emblem. All machine sewn. Brown lining. 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: 31 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: E430658-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Vest
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 92.5 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 58 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 3 cm