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Skeins Of 500 Denier Kibiso

This is a Skeins of 500 denier kibiso. It was manufactured by Tsuruoka Fabric Industry Cooperative.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from NUNO Corporation as part of Scraps.

It is dated 2015. Its medium is kibiso.

This object was donated by Tsuruoka City. It is credited Courtesy of Matsuoka Co. Ltd..

  • Drawing, Reeling Silk
  • pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on white laid paper.
  • Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
  • 1901-39-171
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  • Drawing, The Production of Silk
  • pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper.
  • Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
  • 1901-39-303

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 63.5 × 6.4 × 8.9 cm (25 in. × 2 1/2 in. × 3 1/2 in.); 5 skeins

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

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