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| Item | Natural Hemp Hanten Farmer Jacket, Noragi |
Age |
Early 1900s |
| Fabric | Semi-tightly woven, very strong, hemp fabric. Somewhat coarse to the touch. Homespun and hand woven. |
Size |
See last photo for size measurement chart. Medium Weight 10.5 oz, 296 g Very Wearable! |
Condition |
Very Good Condition No Spots, No Tears. Several well mended patches as seen in photos. We have washed & ironed this garment. It is ready to wear or display as a wonderful example of a Japanese folk craft. |
| Comment | These infrequently found natural hemp garments are treasured today as a unique survivor of a once ubiquitous but now lost handmade Japanese folk textile mingei (people's) craft. This early 1900s hemp noragi farmer’s garment was locally made in the Tohoku region of Northern Japan. Even thought cotton fabrics by the 1800s were common throughout Japan, some remote rural areas still produced hemp fabrics in order to fashion garments such as the one seen here. The people who resided in these areas were either too poor to purchase cotton fabrics or their villages were too remote and difficult for the cotton traders to reach. |
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