A Marugame uchiwa’s outline is supported by work beneath its paper or cloth covering. Kagawa Prefecture’s Kagawamono reference identifies the bamboo ribs, a curved member called kama and the thread used to arrange them. Each term describes a different part of the fan.
Technique and structure
The account describes splitting bamboo into the ribs and passing a kama through a hole at the bamboo node. Here, kama names the bow-shaped component that fixes the ribs, rather than a cutting tool. Thread is attached at one end of that member and used to weave the ribs into position. The ribs are aligned symmetrically before the covering is pasted on. The structural reading is therefore more precise than “bamboo and paper”: the curved member and thread establish the arrangement that the later covering spans.
Construction before covering
The reference says the kama’s thickness and length vary with the type of fan. It also describes adjusting the paste for the fan being made. Those details belong to the particular construction, rather than a single dimension or adhesive formula shared by all uchiwa.
The distinction is useful when reading a workshop description: rib-making, fixing the ribs and attaching the covering are separate jobs, even if a short demonstration presents only one of them.
For international readers
Use the component names when asking how a specific fan was made. The general process does not establish that a particular covering, paste or surface treatment is suitable for water exposure.
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日本語
丸亀うちわ：竹の穂を支える鎌と糸
香川県の「かがわもの」は、丸亀うちわの骨組みを、裂いた竹の穂、弓状の部品「鎌」、穂を編む糸に分けて説明します。鎌はここでは骨を固定する部品の呼び名です。紙や布を貼る工程と、骨組みを整える仕事を区別して読みます。