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

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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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hendrickx, Katrien
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leuven [Belgium] : Leuven University Press, ©2007.
Series:Studia anthropologica.
Subjects:
Geschichte.
Clothing and dress > Japan > Ryukyu Islands.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Textiles & Polymers.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Clothing and dress
Manners and customs
Textilien
Gesellschaft
Växtfibrer.
Kläder > Japan.
Ryukyu Islands > Social life and customs.
Ryūkyū (Japon) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Japan > Ryukyu Islands
Ryūkyūinseln
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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