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: Long robe with kimono-like collar, short sleeves, and front opening. Ground fabric has lengthwise stripes in dark blue, light blue, and white, Collar is plain dark blue cotton. Same dark blue fabric is appliquéd in geometric pattern on bottom half, sleeves, and back. White and beige curvy lines embroidered in chain stitch and running stitch over the 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: E430661-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Robe
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 125 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 141 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 1 cm