Definitions for "Temari"
Keywords:  naruto
Keywords:  wad, kimonos, remnants, folk, china
Temari balls are a folk art form that originated in China and was introduced to Japan five or six hundred years ago. Historically, they were constructed from the remnants of old kimonos. Pieces of silk fabric would be wadded up to form a ball, and then the wad would be wrapped with strips of fabric.