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The earliest extant mention of ''bashôfu'' is in a [[1546]] account written by Koreans shipwrecked in the Ryukyus, who also describe how it is made - a process that has remained largely unchanged, at least in certain parts of the Ryukyus, among certain lineages of weavers, down to the present day. The banana fabric is not mentioned as a [[tribute]] good, however, until over forty years later, in [[1587]].

The earliest extant mention of ''bashôfu'' is in a [[1546]] account written by Koreans shipwrecked in the Ryukyus, who also describe how it is made - a process that has remained largely unchanged, at least in certain parts of the Ryukyus, among certain lineages of weavers, down to the present day. The banana fabric is not mentioned as a [[tribute]] good, however, until over forty years later, in [[1587]].

The material is central enough to Okinawan culture that song called "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kImjKvDIko Bashôfu]" is among the most well-known and popular folk songs today.

The material is central enough to Okinawan culture that a song called "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kImjKvDIko Bashôfu]" is among the most well-known and popular folk songs today.

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