kobu actually means bump. you would have these little art forms and they would polish them and use them just for decorative pieces. and then this is an example of a vase that was made out of the cypress tree stump. so they would use that as a flower vase. this folder has an interesting it item. it came from the department of justice and it's conduct be observed by alien enemies. keeping in mind the vast majority of the people who were here were american citizens at the time they were taken away to the camps. and these regulations have things like no alien enemy shall be affiliated with any organization designated by the attorney general as opposed to the public interest of the united states nor shall any alien enemy attend any meeting or possess or distribute any literature of such an organization. the other thing in this folder are little coupon books from the camp canteen. most of the people who were in camp worked in some capacity. some worked in the kitchens. a lot of them worked outside the camp helping c