Japanese Mino (Rain Wear)

Overview: This two piece garment, woven from coconut palm, was used traditionally to keep the rain off workers in rice paddies.

Supplemental Pages: Full Description, Bibliography

Construction: See supplemental pages for additional information.

Provenance: Donated to the Department of Dramatic Art for the NowesArk Collection by Harriet Herring in 2010. Identified as being from Southern Japan.

Damage: In remarkably good shape and remains flexible.

Tags: Has been studied.