Very Dark Small Ikat Hanabishi Water Chestnut Vintage Stiff, Bouncy Hemp or Ramie? from Japan By the Yard #406 1.5" Button Each piece weighs only 1

Each piece weighs only 1

dyed stone

Diameter: between 7/16" and 1/2"

pink ears and nose

They are about 1/16" thick and the holes are about 1

Very Dark Small Ikat Hanabishi Water Chestnut Vintage Stiff, Bouncy Hemp or Ramie? from Japan By the Yard #406 1.5" Button Each piece weighs only 1From a distance it seems solid black, brownish black or greenish black, then as you get closer you can see the infinite number of tiny reddish brown and taupe four petaled Water Chestnut flowers with raindrops, perhaps, in between them. It's so thin and light that it's almost see through in some lights. Both sides are just the same. It's quite stiff, with body and bounce, not supple at all, and we're guessing it may be silk, hemp and cotton, or