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Furoshiki

Also known as 風呂敷 · cloth-wrapping puzzle

Furoshiki: photograph by Culture Japon
Photo: Culture Japon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Fold and knot a square cloth around objects of different shapes using ordered tucks and knots to match a target wrap.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Japan.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

Sources

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