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1932.57.12.2

Piece of woven material made from banana-leaf strips with fine cotton weft.

1932.57.12.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Piece of woven material made from banana-leaf strips with fine cotton weft.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source A. Robert Hottot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Banana Leaf Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 452 x 910 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.57.12.2
Research and responses

See Philip N. Grover and Christopher Morton, 'Hottot Collection', Congo Journey: Photographs and Documents from Robert Hottot's Expedition to Central Africa, 1908-9 [website], (published online 12 January 2006) http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/congojourney/robert-hottot-expedition-mission-collection-resources-bibliography.htm.

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Online, a kakemono is a scroll painting intended to be hung on a wall. [CW 24/2/2000]

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