The Origins of Banana-fibre Cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan - Katrien Hendrickx - Google Books

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Studia Anthropologica 12The Japanese word bashofu literally means "banana-fiber cloth." Both the cloth and the clothing made from it are now considered important constituents of Okinawan identity. The Japanese Folk Craft Movement in the 1930s brought…