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Yaeyama's everyday objects, including a sabani boat - built not with nails but sewn together.
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[1]Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum (石垣市立八重山博物館, Ishigaki shiritsu Yaeyama hakubutsukan) opened in 1972 in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collection covers the archaeology, history, art, and folk traditions of Ishigaki and the Yaeyama Islands.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened:1972 Highlights / collection:Folk tools of Yaeyama, Boats called sabani Genre:Mingei (folk crafts), Architecture
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