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Of its various traditional crafts, Ryûkyû is perhaps most well-known for its textiles. Though heavily influenced by China, Japan, and other cultures, Ryûkyû had its own distinctive forms and styles of garments, from the royalty and aristocracy down to that worn by the peasants, as well as its own distinctive techniques. Ryukyuan textiles were prized enough that they were a very common [[tribute]] good sent to China and Japan, as well as exported in great volumes as a trade good, i.e. commercially.

Of its various traditional crafts, Ryûkyû is perhaps most well-known for its textiles. Though heavily influenced by China, Japan, and other cultures, Ryûkyû had its own distinctive forms and styles of garments, from the royalty and aristocracy down to that worn by the peasants, as well as its own distinctive techniques. Ryukyuan textiles were prized enough that they were a very common [[tribute]] good sent to China and Japan, as well as exported in great volumes as a trade good, i.e. commercially.

==Materials===

==Materials==

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

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