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A work made of bast fiber, two-strand weft-twining; with cornhusk supplementary weft-twining (false-embroidery); drawstring (possibly suede).

ˀımáˀsp̉alx̣ (Flat Storage Bag), c. 1860/80

Nez Perce (Nimíipuu)

A work made of heri, jô, yô: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 ‘z’ twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 ‘z’ twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; shiten, niten: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 2:1 ‘s’ twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts, some bound in weft-float faced 1:2, and 1:5 ‘s’ twill interlacings; lining: silk, plain weave self-patterned by rows of 1:1 plain gauze crossings.

Kesa, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 1844/80

A work made of chromogenic print.

Bergen, Norway, n.d. (c. 1960s/80s)

Eric Julber

A work made of mon side: wool, plain weave; fulled (gorofukuren); embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-on-lacqueréd-paper-strip wrapped cotton in laidwork, couching and paper padded couching; lined with silk, weft-float faced 4:1 satin weave (shusu); outer edges interlined with paper; sewn with front and lining matched in size (tachikiri awase).

Fukusa (Gift Cover), early Meiji period (1868–1912), 1870/80

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