Top PageA-bomb ArtifactsA bag sewn by her sister
ID Code | 3401-0015 |
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Artifact Name | A bag sewn by her sister |
Donor | Toshio Kawamura |
Receiving Date | 1991/11/15 |
Size (W×H×D) (mm) | 300×400 |
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) | 550 |
Number | 1 |
Location | Peace Memorial Park vicinity |
Description | Mitsuko Kawamura(then,13), a second year student at the First Municipal Girls' High School, was exposed to the bomb at her building demolition worksite. Her sister Yaeko walked through the city but never found her body. About one month later, Yaeko found this bag near Mitsuko's assigned worksite. Yaeko had sewn it for Mitsuko using cloth from her mother's kimono. |