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Okinawan Bingata

Monday, 17 September 2007

Bingata is fabric with designs or patterns dyed in a typical Okinawan manner. The techniques involved in the dyeing processes are said to have been developed during the 15th century. The dyeing is performed in one of two ways: Katatsuke or Noribiki. Katatsuke means dyeing by the means of pattern pieces and Noribiki by the means of paste tubes. There are also two different colorations: vivid colors and the indigo blue. Pigments and vegetable dye are used and applied to such material as cotton, silk or textiles woven from Japanese banana plant fibers to make the colorful Bingata. The dyeing used for the indigo blue bingata, however, is performed through a process called immersion.

Raw material: Silk, hemp cloth, cotton or textiles woven from Japanese banana plants' fibers

Locations of the principal manufacturers: Naha City, Ginowan City, Urasoe City, Itoman City, Tomigusuku-son, Tamagusuku-son

Items manufactured: Clothing materials, Kimono belts, decorative cloths

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