KIMONO

Description: HAS A BEIGE BACKGROUND. HAS A BAND THAT GOES AROUND BACK OF NECK AND DOWN EACH SIDE OF FRONT OPENING. BAND HAS BLUE AND ORANGE FLOWERS PRINTED ON IT, WITH GREEN LEAVES. SHOULDERS, UPPER BACK, AND BOTTOM HALF OF SLEEVES ALSO HAVE ORANGE AND BLUE FLOWERS, WITH GREEN LEAVES. BOTTOM HALF OF KIMONO HAS A JAPANESE SCENE PRINTED IN ORANGE, GREEN, BLUE, AND GOLD. AROUND BOTTOM OF KIMONO IS A BLUE BAND WITH BLUE FLOWERS AT TOP. CUFFS OF THE ELBOW LENGTH SLEEVES ARE LINED WITH AN ORANGE BAND OF MATERIAL. HAS A SHORT TIE ON OUTER LEFT HIP, AND HAS ANOTHER PINNED TO INNER RIGHT HIP. TAG ON INSIDE OF NECK READS "32/30 MADE IN JAPAN" ON ONE SIDE; ON THE OTHER SIDE ARE LAUNDRY AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS. TAG IS WORN.

History: DONOR IS A HIGH SCHOOL PHYS. ED. TEACHER. SHE DID DRAMA IN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL THEATRE, AND ENTIRE COLLECTION WAS GIVEN TO HER BY LOCAL PEOPLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DONOR GAIL HOLLAND’S ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND GENERAL USE OF HER 1999-DONATED COLLECTION PLEASE REFER TO RECORD P19990053001. ***UPDATE: ARTIFACT INSIGHT BELOW SUBMITTED BY DONOR AND COLLECTIONS VOLUNTEER GAIL HOLLAND ON 19 APRIL 2011. “KIMONO WORN BY ONE OF THE GENERAL CAST MEMBERS IN THE PLAYGOERS OF LETHBRIDGE’S PRODUCTION OF “TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON”, 1988 SET IN THE OCCUPIED OKINAWA OF 1940’S.”