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Henry Sugimoto, "Senninbari (Thousand Stitches)"

It was customary for Issei mothers of soldiers to fashion a "senninbari," or a talisman made of cloth. This protective garment would have had a picture in the middle, with one thousand stitches sewn by women of the camp. This painting shows Sugimoto's sympathy for the Issei mothers who had to watch their sons leave for war.

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Henry Sugimoto, "Senninbari (Thousand Stitches)"
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Image of a ghostly outline of Nisei soldier standing in salute as he looks down at a woman holding up a senninbari with a thousand stitches (scarf of remembrance). She … More »


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