Parade of Nations – Equatorial Guinea
French: Guinée Équatoriale // English: Equatorial Guinea // Japanese: 赤道ギニア (Sekidō Ginia)
Equatorial Guinea formed its National Olympic Committee in 1980 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. They haven’t hosted any Olympic Games, but they’ve participated in 10 Summer Games and no Winter Games. The Olympic sports in which Equatorial Guinea has competed are Athletics and Swimming.
Kimono Maker: Kumiko Yuno/ 柚野 久美子
“By incorporating landscapes such as mangrove forests, the landscape of the capital of Bioko Island, and towering mountains and volcanoes, we reflected the diverse nature of Equatorial Guinea, which consists of archipelago and continental areas. As a basis for taking banana leaves, we have put together a gorgeous collection of birds such as kingfishers, butterflies, flowers, and ethnic patterns as accents.”[1]
Obi Maker: Kaori Shinkai/ 新海 佳織
“Based on the color of the national flag, we focused on the hexagram in the national emblem, and layered it on the hemp leaf, which is a Japanese pattern, to create a hand-woven work of Hakata Ori that was conscious of the color and shape of the national flag.” [1]
Bibliography
Source 1 – Kimono Project for Equatorial Guinea
(https://kimono.piow.jp/nation/070.html)
Index Page – IOWKP x Tokyo 2020 Parade of Nations