MINNEAPOLIS — Now through September 11, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is hosting the special exhibition Dressed by Nature: Textiles of Japan. Demonstrating the resourcefulness and skill involved in transforming locally-sourced materials into extraordinary garments, Dressed by Nature features clothing and fabrics made from traditional organic materials, including robes crafted from the Japanese fiber banana plant from the subtropical Okinawan region; textiles fashioned from paper, ramie, cotton, silk, wool, hemp, wisteria, deerskin and rice straw from across Japan’s many islands; garments of elm bark and nettle fiber created by the indigenous Ainu people; and festival coats of fish skin made in neighboring Siberia. Showcasing objects acquired in 2019 from Thomas Murray, a collector of Asian art, the exhibition will highlight rare and exceptional examples of textiles from Japan made between 1750 and 1930.