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Travel cape (bozugappa)
Japanese
Meiji
late 19th century
Object Place: Hokkaido Island, Japan
Medium/Technique
Cotton; plain weave
Dimensions
Center back: 99.1 cm (39 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Wayne E. Nichols and Tomie Nagano in memory of Towako Ogasawara
Accession Number2012.1062
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDark colored indigo blue cape with white geometric patterning creating through double ikat weaving. Black velvet collar. Exterior string and toggle closure on proper right at neck. Interior string and toggle closure on proper left at neck. Interior of medium blue with white squares of gingham design. Constructed of sixteen gored (triangular) sections.
ProvenanceBefore 1985, inherited by Towako Ogasawara from her husband's parents, Shari-town, Hokkaido, Japan; 1985, gift of Towako Ogasawara to her daughter, Tomie Nagano, West Roxbury, MA; 2012, gift of Nagano to the MFA. (Accession date: December 12, 2012)