Japanese American National Museum wedding

Historical photograph of three women in plantation clothing adapted from Japanese clothing. Barbara F. Kawakami Collection.

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Portrait of Barbara Kawakami. Photographer, Bruce Asato. Honolulu Advertiser, 1996. Courtesy of Barbara F. Kawakami.

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Group photo of geta, waraji, and zori. Gift of Barbara Kawakami, Japanese American National Museum (2004.1.58, 62, 65, 80, 83)

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Kasuri jacket adapted from kimono fabric originally from Fukushima, Japan by Haruo Tazawa. Gift of Barbara Kawakami, Japanese American National Museum (2004.1.27)

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Red silk montsuki wedding kimono with bamboo design worn as second layer of ensemble by Shizu Kaigo. Gift of Barbara Kawakami, Japanese American National Museum (2004.1.126)

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Child’s kimono with sakura and wave design. Hasami-nashi kimono sewn in 1927 by Kaku Kumasaku, a picture bride who came to Hawai‘i from Fukushima, Japan in 1921. Gift of Barbara Kawakami, Japanese American National Museum (2004.1.205A)