we had to gaman.nd at some point that it occurred to me that that was the title and the purpose of these objects. this vest is called ascending body. this stuff is called ascending body. and the -- when people started getting drafted or joining the armed services, which they tried to do even before, they -- it was a custom in japan to make some tie called ascending body 1,000 suches, and to wish -- to send them off with the good wishes of 1,000 people. so, the tiger stands for courage. the french-tied knots, each knot had to be tied by a different individual. as people joined the armed services from the camps, these -- the descending body started circulating, and everybody put in one stitch, and it was sent on its way. this vest is rather unusual. it's done on silk. it's a vest. most of them were done on on rice cloth. it was much more humble, but my father's was on rice cloth. my uncle served in germany and italy, and theirs were on done on rice cloth. the traditional more often than not is on rice c