ISBN:
9789461660497
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (336 p.)
,
col. ill., map
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Studia anthropologica
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Hendrickx, Katrien Origins of banana-fibre cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan
DDC:
677.7
Keywords:
Clothing and dress Japan
;
Ryukyu Islands
;
Clothing and dress
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Textiles & Polymers
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; General
;
Clothing and dress
;
Manners and customs
;
Textilien
;
Gesellschaft
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
;
Ryukyu Islands Social life and customs
;
Japan
;
Ryukyu Islands
;
Ryukyu Islands Social life and customs
;
Japan ; Ryukyu Islands
;
Ryūkyūinseln
;
Electronic book
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Studia Anthropologica 12The Japanese word bashofu literally means ""banana-fiber cloth."" Both the cloth and the clothing made from it are now considered important constituents of Okinawan identity. The Japanese Folk Craft Movement in the 1930s brought attention to this special trait of Okinawan material culture. After years of decline following World War II, the weaving and use of bashofu saw a revival that accelerated after the return of Okinawa to Japan in 1972 and still continues. Although today bashofu receives considerable attention because of its status since 1974 as one of Japan''s imp
Abstract:
pt. 1. Historical background -- pt. 2. Reviews of sources -- pt. 3. Musa-fibre weaving in East and Southeast Asia -- pt. 4. Bashōfu in the Ryukyu archipelago today -- pt. 5. Conclusions.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (273-293). - Description based on print version record
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