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Ainu. <em>Woman's Robe</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_view2_SL1.jpg)
Ainu. Woman's Robe, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_view2_SL1.jpg)
Ainu. <em>Woman's Robe</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_view2_SL1.jpg)

Ainu. Woman's Robe, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_view2_SL1.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Woman's Robe</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_SL1.jpg)

Ainu. Woman's Robe, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_SL1.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Woman's Robe</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 12.690_view1_Ainu_project.jpg)

Ainu. Woman's Robe, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 12.690_view1_Ainu_project.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Woman's Robe</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: North American Ainu Documentation Project, Yoshiburo Kotani, 1990-92, 12.690_view3_Ainu_project.jpg)

Ainu. Woman's Robe, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: North American Ainu Documentation Project, Yoshiburo Kotani, 1990-92, 12.690_view3_Ainu_project.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Woman's Robe</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_back_bw.jpg)

Ainu. Woman's Robe, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_back_bw.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Woman's Robe</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_detail_back.jpg)

Ainu. Woman's Robe, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_detail_back.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Woman's Robe</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_detail_front.jpg)

Ainu. Woman's Robe, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_detail_front.jpg)

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Woman's Robe

Asian Art

CULTURE Ainu
MEDIUM Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery
  • Place Made: Northern region, Japan
    • DATES late 19th–early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 12.690
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Herman Stutzer
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1912, provenance not yet documented; before 1912, collected by John Batchelor of Hakodate and Sapporo, Japan and Hertford, England; by 1912, acquired by Herman Stutzer of New York, NY; 1912, gift of Herman Stutzer to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Woman's embroidered robe of elm bark fiber (attush). Dark blue, light blue, green and tan cloth appliqué on sleeves, front and bottom, embroidered with red and white chain stitch. Condition: Good
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    CAPTION Ainu. Woman's Robe, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_view2_SL1.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 12.690_view2_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2013
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    Ainu. <em>Woman's Robe</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Elm bark fiber cloth (attush) with appliqué and embroidery, 49 5/8 x 52 3/8 in. (126 x 133 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.690. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.690_view2_SL1.jpg)

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    backstrp loom
    chainstitch embroidery

    TAGS

    robe
    embroidery
    cloth
    fabric
    textile
    linen
    blue
    designs
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    elm
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    ainu
    19th century
    earth
    mother
    yoga
    garb
    attush
    applique
    backstrp loom
    chainstitch embroidery

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