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Scarf

Miyake Design Studio (Japanese, founded 1970)
Designed by: Makiko Minagawa (Japanese)
Japanese
1998

Medium/Technique Cotton and horse hair; plain weave
Dimensions Length: 965.2 cm (380 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Tomie Nagano and Wayne E. Nichols
Accession Number2012.1071
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionScarf of light brown cotton and dark brown horsehair in alternating warp stripes. Brown cotton wefts alternate with nine woven section creating open weave effect.
ProvenanceSeptember 1998, sold by Issey Miyake store, Japan to Tomie Nagano, West Roxbury, MA; 2012 gift of Nagano to the MFA. (Accession date: December 12, 2012)