▁front ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁One ▁t ies ▁the ▁t apes ▁around ▁the ▁h ips , ▁with ▁the ▁cloth ▁at ▁the ▁small ▁of ▁the ▁back , ▁and ▁then ▁pull s ▁the ▁cloth ▁between ▁the ▁legs ▁and ▁through ▁the ▁bel t , ▁letting ▁the ▁remainder ▁hang ▁as ▁an ▁apr on . ▁Such ▁fund oshi ▁were ▁issued ▁to ▁Japanese ▁troops ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁often ▁were ▁the ▁sole ▁gar b ▁of ▁Al lied ▁P OW s ▁in ▁trop ic ▁areas . ▁ ▁The ▁best ▁material ▁for ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁white ▁lin en ▁or ▁white ▁cot ton . ▁Sil k ▁cre pe ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁according ▁to ▁one ' s ▁taste , ▁but ▁plain ▁sil k ▁is ▁not ▁suitable . ▁In ▁winter ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁l ined ▁with ▁similar ▁material , ▁but ▁in ▁other ▁seasons ▁it ▁is ▁always ▁single . ▁Both ▁ends ▁( or ▁front ▁and ▁back ) ▁are ▁hem med ▁to ▁put ▁c ords ▁through . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁c ords ▁forms ▁a ▁loop ▁to ▁susp end ▁the ▁front ▁end ▁from ▁the ▁neck , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁sec ures ▁the ▁back ▁end ▁by ▁being ▁tied ▁in ▁the ▁front . ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁fund oshi ▁is ▁about ▁ 5 ▁feet ▁( 5 ▁sh aku ). ▁ ▁Vari ations ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁other ▁vari eties ▁of ▁fund oshi ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁variations ▁on ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁a ▁lo in cl oth . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁m ok ko - fund oshi ▁( liter ally ▁" ear th - b asket ▁lo