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Author Hendrickx, Katrien.

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

Publication Info. Leuven [Belgium] : Leuven University Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (336 pages) : color illustrations, map.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Studia anthropologica
Studia anthropologica.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (273-293).
Contents 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.
Summary 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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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject Clothing and dress -- Japan -- Ryukyu Islands.
Clothing and dress.
Japan -- Ryukyu Islands.
Ryukyu Islands -- Social life and customs.
Chronological Term Geschichte
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Title Origins of banana-fiber cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan
Other Form: Print version: Hendrickx, Katrien. Origins of banana-fibre cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan. Leuven [Belgium] : Leuven University Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2008366681
ISBN 9789461660497 (electronic book)
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