Catalogue no: |
42851 |
Botanical classification: |
MORACEAE Broussonetia papyrifera |
Donor: |
Sir Harry Parkes |
Donor date: |
1874 |
Geographical origin: |
Japan |
Japanese women would have
used crepe ornaments much like these for tying up their hair. These
beautiful and colourful ties are made of a kind of imitation crepe
called ‘Kanoko’, from the bark of the paper mulberry, Broussonetia
papyrifera.
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