It covers the back of the hand and wrist and is also called tekou, tesashi, tekka, or kote. It was used during outdoor work to protect against injuries, sunlight, and cold, and was also used for travel and peddling. It is still used today for agricultural work. There are flat and cylindrical shapes, and the flat type has a triangular or semicircular top called a "yama" with a string at the end that is passed through the middle finger and wrapped around the wrist and fastened with a string or kohaze. The cylindrical type has a place for the thumb to pass through. It is often made from dark blue cotton, but stripes and kasuri patterns are also used, and in the Tohoku region beautiful ones are made with white and colored threads. Hunters such as Matagi used furs from chamois, foxes, rabbits, etc. [Kazuko Okano] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
手の甲、手首を覆うもので、てこう、てさし、てっか、こてなどともよばれる。屋外の労働のとき、外傷、日差し、寒気を避けるために使われ、旅行、行商にも用いられた。現在も農作業に使用される。形態は平型と筒型とがあり、平型は甲の部分が「やま」といわれる三角形か半円形となっており、その先についている紐(ひも)に中指を通して手首に巻き、紐かこはぜで留める。筒型には親指を通す部分がついている。材料は紺木綿が多いが、縞(しま)、絣(かすり)も用いられ、東北地方では白糸や色糸で刺した美しいものがつくられた。またぎなど狩人(かりゅうど)は、カモシカ、キツネ、ウサギなどの毛皮製を用いていた。 [岡野和子] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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