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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 7836520, member: 301"]that's a great guess.......since Tye already identified it as an Obi !!! Heehehe!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>obi, wide sash or belt made of satin or a stiff silk material, worn since ancient times in Japan to secure the kimono. A woman's obi is about 12 feet (370 cm) long and 10 inches (25 cm) wide; a man's obi is about three-fourths as long and one-sixth as wide.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 7836520, member: 301"]that's a great guess.......since Tye already identified it as an Obi !!! Heehehe! obi, wide sash or belt made of satin or a stiff silk material, worn since ancient times in Japan to secure the kimono. A woman's obi is about 12 feet (370 cm) long and 10 inches (25 cm) wide; a man's obi is about three-fourths as long and one-sixth as wide.[/QUOTE]
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