Description (Physical description)
Rectangular hand towel of cream woven cloth with blue printed spiral designs in upper right corner, three black Japanese characters in the centre and blue Japanese characters on the left. Stored in a paper wrapper with red, pink and blue designs.
Event Date 25/2/2020
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Tenugui (手拭い). Rectangular towel (1) of woven fabric, probably cotton or linen, still in paper packaging (2). Towel with spiral vine-like design interspersed with gourds in one corner, Japanese characters appear in black at the centre of the towel and in blue at one end. Paper wrapping with designs in red and blue including; a knotted cord outlined in red; tiny blue birds; a red sun fading to one end; and red flowers with blue lines, possibly Kori-ume or plum and cracking ice design.
Event Date 24/4/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5950 | Freezing
Event Date 24/5/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan