"Attus" Amip (Man's Coat)

Ainu Japan, Hokkaido Island

Date

c. 1860

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.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Robert Allerton Endowment