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tenugui - Artifacts

Description
These three, identical tenugui are made of cotton and are off the bolt. The top and bottom edges are left unhemmed. The color of the cloths are indigo with figures of 4 kokeshi on scattered throughout the piece. Two smaller kokeshi are featured at the top and bottom of the piece each have a kokeshi's face represented in indigo and white with red lips. The one at the top dons a red and white kimono with a sakura patterbn, The largest kokeshi has a large chrysanthemum pattern. Two of the tenugui are still covered in their origianl paper wrappings.
Object ID
1996.010.494 ABC