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The origins of banana-fibre cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan / Katrien Hendrickx

Leuven [Belgium] : Leuven University Press, c2007

Online Ressource (336 p.) : col. ill., map

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references (273-293). - Description based on print version record

Erscheint auch als: Hendrickx, Katrien : Origins of banana-fibre cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan. - Leuven [Belgium] : Leuven University Press, ©2007 (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-94-6166-049-7 (electronic bk.); (electronic bk.)

978-90-5867-614-6 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 90-5867-614-5 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 715172043 (aus SWB)     

Online-Ausg.

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

GT1560

677.7     Ähnliche Literatur

bisacsh: TEC040000 ; bisacsh: TEC055000 ; bisacsh: SOC002000 ; bisacsh: TEC 040000 ; bisacsh: TEC 055000

LOC-SH: Clothing and dress -- Japan -- Ryukyu Islands ; Ryukyu Islands -- Social life and customs -- Japan -- Ryukyu Islands ; Clothing and dress -- Japan -- Ryukyu Islands ; Ryukyu Islands -- Social life and customs ; Electronic book

Electronic books ; Japan ; Ryukyu Islands ; Ryūkyūinseln ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Textiles & Polymers ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; General ; Clothing and dress ; Manners and customs ; Textilien ; Gesellschaft ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades

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

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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.