Sashiko Woman's Hat

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date1868-1912

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumCotton indigo fabric, cotton thread

Dimensions19 × 17 3/4 in. (48.3 × 45.1 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.639

Object numberA.1995.93.639

DescriptionA hood-like hat of indigo-dyed cotton, decorated with white sashiko stitching; in one section is a repeated star pattern, separated from a plainer section (containing one flower-like motif) by two zig-zag lines. The interior has an older period fabric of brown and yellow stencilled cotton.

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