Ittan-momen

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Ittan-momen (一反木綿, "one bolt(tan) of cotton"^?) is a Tsukumogami formed from a roll of cotton in Japanese myth. The Ittan-momen "flies through the air at night"^{[citation needed]} and "attacks humans, often by wrapping around their faces to smother them."^{[citation needed]}

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