Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Arts and Crafts on Okinawa


One of the crafts that Okinawans are most noted for is pottery. Gorgeous. Some is ornamental. Lovely vases and wall hangings. Some is traditional, such as the many shi-sas. These front most homes on either side of the front entrance, and/or on the roofs of dwellings. Pottery is also made for practical purposes such as holding grains or as raised beds for planting-on a limited scale. It is also used for dinnerware, - plates, bowls, mugs, etc.

Another native craft is weaving and bingata weaving is a specialty of Okinawa.

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