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Artworks
Kallol Datta
Poster 05, 2025Reconstructed kimono; silk, thread, cotton and polyester15 x 8 in
38.1 x 20.3 cmIn contemporary times, the term ‘burakumin’ is used to refer to a caste in Japan and its descendants who continue to experience discrimination. The burakumin are believed to have descended...In contemporary times, the term ‘burakumin’ is used to refer to a caste in Japan and its descendants who continue to experience discrimination. The burakumin are believed to have descended from members of the pre-Meiji feudal class who were associated with certain professions deemed unsavoury. These professions—executioners, undertakers, slaughterhouse workers, butchers and tanners—are embroidered onto Poster 05.
