Farmer's jacket (noragi)

early 20th century

Made of cotton scraps, this jacket illustrates the ways in which simple materials were reused to create functional objects. The colorful strips of decorated fabric were woven as the wefts (horizontal threads) of the jacket, creating attractive patterning.

Cotton cloth (sakiori)

43 1/8 x 49 13/16 in. (109.54 x 126.56 cm)

Gift of the Christensen Fund

2001.576

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Order and Border, Feb. 26, 2010 - Aug. 28, 2011.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920-2020, Dec. 14, 2019 - Sept. 6, 2021.

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