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J000259 BELT OF A THOUSAND STITCHES.
BACKGROUND:
"Senninbari," literally "thousand-person-stitches," but more commonly translated as a "thousand-stitch-belt," were made by the women of Japanese soldiers as a charm to protect their men in combat. These belts had one thousand red knots stitched into them, each one having been gathered from a passerby, with every one of these knots representing a bullet that the wearer would be spared from.PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: This example is made of dual-ply linen, approximately 46" long and 6 1/2" wide, with 14" long tie tapes, of the same material, sewn to one side. The other side looks to have been cut, which is typical for these.. as they where typically taken as war trophies by US troops just after combat. Five large kanji characters to the front.
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