<Comments on Materials>　Weaving Techniques and Materials Used in the Production of Ainu Ritual Sword Strap in the Collection of Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples

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  • 資料紹介 北海道立北方民族博物館所蔵 アイヌの刀掛帯の製織技法と素材

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The ritual sword strap called emusat in the Ainu dialect of Hokkaido, is used by Ainu men to wear a sword during rituals. The belt is woven with bark fibers and cotton threads in intricate geometric patterns, and the tassels are decorated with a wide variety of fabrics and embroidery. In this study, the belt part was defined as a textile and classified as such. The results cleared that various advanced weaving techniques were used.

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