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senninbari
Date1943
Mediumsilk
DimensionsH: 13 1/2 in, W: 38 in
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineGift of Norio Mitsuoka
Object number94.113.2
DescriptionA talisman used to protect one who goes to war. Made of bright yellow silk, red thread knots stitched to form tiger design; Japanese characters printed in red ink on either side of design. Folded and stored in blue and white cloth furoshiki.
1942
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1930-1939
Suzuki, Elaine Yayoe
1935-1936
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