Bashofu Kimono
Rare Okinawan kimono made of katazomeĀ åęć (stencil dyed fabric technique)Ā bashofuĀ ččåø (banana fiber cloth). The cloth is made by hand tying the hair like strands inside the trunks of banana trees together and then weaving them.Ā The resulting effect is fabric that will not cling to the skin allowing one to cool down in the humid weather of Okinawa.
- Bashofu
- Indigo
- Meiji Era (1868-1912)
- 44.5" x 43.5" (height x width)
- SKU: FT-NMBF
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Bashofu Kimono
Rare Okinawan kimono made of katazomeĀ åęć (stencil dyed fabric technique)Ā bashofuĀ ččåø (banana fiber cloth). The cloth is made by hand tying the hair like strands inside the trunks of banana trees together and then weaving them.Ā The resulting effect is fabric that will not cling to the skin allowing one to cool down in the humid weather of Okinawa.
- Bashofu
- Indigo
- Meiji Era (1868-1912)
- 44.5" x 43.5" (height x width)
- SKU: FT-NMBF
Ā
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Rare Okinawan kimono made of katazomeĀ åęć (stencil dyed fabric technique)Ā bashofuĀ ččåø (banana fiber cloth). The cloth is made by hand tying the hair like strands inside the trunks of banana trees together and then weaving them.Ā The resulting effect is fabric that will not cling to the skin allowing one to cool down in the humid weather of Okinawa.
- Bashofu
- Indigo
- Meiji Era (1868-1912)
- 44.5" x 43.5" (height x width)
- SKU: FT-NMBF
Ā
