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Repurposed Handmade Textiles Ginkgo Leaf Monochrome Ojami Otedama Japanese Art

Repurposed Handmade Textiles Ginkgo Leaf Monochrome Ojami Otedama Japanese Art

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Handmade textiles 'ojami' Japanese bean bag
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Made with re-purposed fabric, organic cotton thread and re-purposed silcia-gel beads
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Each piece measures approximately 2 inches across, and 1.5 inches in height
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Otedama is a traditional Japanese children's game. Small bean bags are tossed and juggled. Although it is generally a social game, Otedama can also be played alone. It is rarely competitive and often accompanied by singing.

The bean bags, called ojami, were sewn together from strips of silk cloth and contained azuki beans. During war times, the beans were removed from the bags to feed children; as a result, there were almost no bean bags left in Japan.
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The bean bags can be used as paper weights, or simply as decoration. They have a good weight to them which could help as a comfort with anxiety, or as a sensory, tactile object.
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This is not a toy and should not be used by children due to the risk of the bean bag breaking and the silica gel beads being swallowed.

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I wanted to reuse materials that would otherwise be sent to landfill and repurpose them into a small art-piece. Although traditionally these bean bags would be used in a game, I decided to instead to create an art object/small sculpture and enjoy the beauty of the form of this Japanese toy.

This item will be posted to you by Ellie Mawby within 3 days of receiving payment.

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United Kingdom £2.00 £0.50
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 £4.00 £0.50
United States £8.00 £0.50
Rest of the World £10.00 £0.50

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