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==Materials==

==Materials==

There are six types of fibers used traditionally in Ryukyuan textiles: ''[[bashofu|bashôfu]]'' (banana fiber cloth), ''jôfu'' (ramie), cotton, hemp, silk, including ''[[tsumugi]]'' (silk pongee), and finally ''tunbian'', or agave fiber, the use of which is limited chiefly to [[Miyakojima]].

There are six types of fibers used traditionally in Ryukyuan textiles: ''[[bashofu|bashôfu]]'' (banana fiber cloth), ''[[Miyako-jofu|jôfu]]'' (ramie), [[cotton]], [[hemp]], [[silk]], including ''[[tsumugi]]'' (silk pongee), and finally ''tunbian'', or agave fiber, the use of which is limited chiefly to [[Miyakojima]].

*''Jôfu'', or ramie, known as ''karamushi'' in Japanese, is said to be "prized for its strength, high luster, remarkable resistance to bacteria and mildew, [for being] absorben[t] yet quick-drying ..., and [for its] affinity to dyes."<ref>''Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion''. p419.</ref> With its name meaning literally "high [quality] cloth," ramie was worn chiefly by members of the royalty and the aristocracy. It was also among the chief forms of tribute goods sent to China and Japan, and an accepted form of tax payment collected by Okinawa from Miyako, the [[Yaeyama Islands]], and elsewhere.

*''Jôfu'', or ramie, known as ''karamushi'' in Japanese, is said to be "prized for its strength, high luster, remarkable resistance to bacteria and mildew, [for being] absorben[t] yet quick-drying ..., and [for its] affinity to dyes."<ref>''Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion''. p419.</ref> With its name meaning literally "high [quality] cloth," ramie was worn chiefly by members of the royalty and the aristocracy. It was also among the chief forms of tribute goods sent to China and Japan, and an accepted form of tax payment collected by Okinawa from Miyako, the [[Yaeyama Islands]], and elsewhere.