About This Artwork

Ainu
Japan, Hokkaido Island

"Attus" Amip (Man's Coat), c. 1860

Elm tree bark fiber, plain weave
Center back and outer edges appliquéd with cotton, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in laid work and couching
142.5 x 132.8 cm (56 1/8 x 52 1/4 in.)
Loom width of ground fabric: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
Robert Allerton Endowment, 1998.4