Senninbari Vest

Item

Title
Senninbari Vest
Rights
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.. Creative Commons.
Creator
Matsushita (unknown)
Date
c. 1942-1946
Description
The Sennibari vest is a traditional Japanese piece of clothing. Made while interned at the Amanche camp in Colorado. The vest is handmade and hand painted, with 1,000 knots each tied by a different internee.
Format
Vest. Silk cloth. Thread. Ink. Buttons. Paint.
Language
Japanese
Publisher
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Contributor
Riana Best
Subject
Japan; Clothing; Vest; Tiger; Painting; Internment; WWII
Source
Jpeg File. Photographed by Terry Heffernan. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
https://americanart.si.edu/blog/eye-level/2010/07/926/gaman-and-story-vest-thousand-knots
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Sennibari Vest