portrait; head and torso of a woman with her hands against her PL cheek, wearing a dark blue garment with light blue x's and a dark blue hat; dark sky with stars; wooden bucket LLC

Woman from Ōshima Island, October 1922

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This beauty wears the indigo-dyed attire traditional on O_shima Island, including a cotton towel (tenugui) on the head to ease carrying water buckets.

Details
Title
Woman from Ōshima Island
Artist Life
1898 - 1972
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2002.161.169
Curator Approved

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portrait; head and torso of a woman with her hands against her PL cheek, wearing a dark blue garment with light blue x's and a dark blue hat; dark sky with stars; wooden bucket LLC