Ainu. Man's Robe, 19th century. Cotton and silk, 55 1/8 x 51 9/16 in. (140 x 131 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.751. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 12.751_front_PS9.jpg)
Ainu. Man's Robe, 19th century. Cotton and silk, 55 1/8 x 51 9/16 in. (140 x 131 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.751. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 12.751_back_PS9.jpg)
Man's Robe
Asian Art
For much of their history, Ainu people wore clothing made from a woven bark-cloth called attush. As cotton became available through trade with China and southern Japan, it was added sparingly as an ornament. Robes such as this one, made entirely from cotton, were expensive and often had to be pieced together from multiple small sections of material.
CULTURE
Ainu
MEDIUM
Cotton and silk
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
55 1/8 x 51 9/16 in. (140 x 131 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
12.751
CREDIT LINE
Brooklyn Museum Collection
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Ainu. Man's Robe, 19th century. Cotton and silk, 55 1/8 x 51 9/16 in. (140 x 131 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.751. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 12.751_front_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE
front, 12.751_front_PS9.jpg., 2019
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