Namahage Rain Cape

NameNamahage Cape

Maker Ishikawa Taiko (Japanese)

CultureJapanese

Date2012

Place madeOga City, Akita Pref., Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumWood fiber, straw, plastic, cotton

Dimensions22 5/8 × 9 1/4 in. (57.5 × 23.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2013.1.2

Object numberA.2013.1.2

DescriptionCape made of bundles of rice straw. The top front twised fiber cordage is braided together at the top and sewn together with three rows of black fiber; blue and white fiber tassels at front are twisted together at the top. The front has red cloth ties. The top back is made of twisted (twined) fiber cordage joined with black fiber. The lower section consists of bundles of loose fibers, gathered at the top, attached to a black fiber netting.