Weave　(p. 122 )

1. Produced in Kagamicho Kamigun, Kochi Prefecture.

2. Characteristics: Soft cotton fabric with stripes, once called "Akaoka Jima" or "Kishimoto Jima." "Tosa Men Tsumugi" was named after WWII.

3. Uses: Everyday and working clothes, bedding, small articles.

4. History: "Akaoka Jima(stripes)" and "Kishimoto Jima" were woven since the Bunka Era(1804-18) when cotton plantations were promoted and encouraged by the feudal government of Tosa. Much of this cloth were woven for everyday and farming use through the Meiji and Taisho Periods. Today, it is not woven as a useful cloth but only as a folk craft item.