A Sakiori Obi: Ragweave in Greys and Oranges

ca. mid twentieth century
124" x 8", 315 cm x 20 cm

This is a lovely, almost monochrome, sakiori obi, or a rustic, traditional kimono sash that is woven using shredded cloth as its weft yarn.

The warp yarns are grey cotton; the weft yarns are black, vermilion, and a mottled grey.  Note that the intermittent, regularly spaced grey horizontal bands are woven with rag as well as with a grey cotton yarn.

This lovely obi is in very good condition, with no visible stains or holes.

A beautiful, elegant folk textile.