Bashōfu Robe
Datemid 19th–early 20th Century
CultureRyūkyūan or Japanese
MediumBanana fiber, cotton
ClassificationTextiles
Credit LineMuseum purchase, 2022
Object number2022.5
A garment made from banana fiber textile, lined with cotton at the shoulders and upper back. Favored in warm climates for its lightness and coolness, this textile was made and worn in the subtropics of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, later Okinawa prefecture, and exported to mainland Japan.
On View
Not on view
mid- to late 19th century
late 19th–early 20th century
ca. 17th Century
ca. 1900
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)