Making and Repairing Kumiodori Tools and Costumes
Creating the props and costumes that express the roles
and status of characters of the Kumiodori dance-drama
Society for the Preservation
of Kumiodori Prop and Costume Making
and Repair Techniques
Designated in 2009
437-1 Aza Onna, Onna Village, Kunigami-gun,
Okinawa Prefecture 904-0411
A traditional performing art of Okinawa with a history spanning some 300 years, Kumiodori is a dance-drama comprising dialogue in the ancient Okinawan language as well as Ryukyuan music, dance, and movement. Hand props, stage settings, and costumes are all essential elements of Kumiodori performances.
bundled noshi streamers, and gold basara cord
