O'moniere - O'moniere

Japanese: オーモニエール - おーもにえーる
O'moniere - O'moniere

…An Assyrian relief from the 9th century BCE shows a monk carrying a square carrier bag similar to a handbag. In the Middle Ages, aristocratic women would hang a bag called an aumônière from their belts to hold coins, keys, and other items. This is said to be the precursor to the handbag in the West. …

From [Pocket]

…In Western Europe, before pockets were added to clothing, people hid money and other items in the collar, hood, or sleeves. Nobles also wore small silk pouches called aumonières on their belts, while peasants and craftsmen wore hemp bags on their belts to hold the tools they needed. In the 16th century, men began to wear decorative bag-like codpieces on their trousers to hold items. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Aumonière" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前9世紀アッシリアの浮彫にハンドバッグに似た四角い手提げ袋を提げた僧侶の姿が見られる。中世には,貴族の女性たちが,ベルトにオーモニエールaumônièreという袋を吊るし小銭や鍵などを入れていた。これが,西洋におけるハンドバッグの前身といわれている。…

【ポケット】より

…西欧ではポケットが衣服につくまでは,首回りの衿や頭巾,袖などに金などを隠していた。また貴族はオーモニエールaumonièreという絹製の小袋をベルトに吊るし,農民や職人は麻製の袋をベルトに下げて必要な道具を入れていた。16世紀には男子のズボンに袋状の装飾コドピースcodpieceをつけるようになり,物を入れるのに利用された。…

※「オーモニエール」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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