"Attus" Amip (Man's Coat)
Ainu
1850–1870
- Medium
- Elm tree bark fiber, plain weave; center back and outer edges appliquéd with cotton, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in laid work and couching
- Dimensions
- 140.3 × 132.8 cm (55 1/4 × 52 1/4 in.); Loom width of ground fabric: W.: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
costume - weavingEast Asianindigoappliqué (technique)late edobarkcostume - embroideryembroiderycostumecotton (fiber)Textilecouching (embroidering)Japanismweavingasiangeometric motiflaid workembroideringplain weavingainu
About
The fiber of this coat, seen here in its natural color, is made from the inner bark of the ohyō tree, a member of the elm family. The geometric patterns are made of indigo-dyed cotton attached with an appliquéd techinque.
