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Object Number
2004.29.15421
Display Title
Side of hut decorated with bear skulls
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Aino / A bunch of "Nusa" with bears skulls by the side / of an Ainu hut. Shiraoi Huri Hokkaido Japan / Dec. 1925 / Gift of Menozo Utsurikawa"
Department
Photographic
Date
December 1925
Culture
- Ainu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Japan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5725 × 14.605 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Nenozo Utsurikawa
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.15417 | Men and women dancing at bear ceremony |
Japan
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| 2004.29.15422 | Ikiashi praying for sick man, with two women tending the man |
Japan
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| 2004.29.15419 | People place dead bear before altar |
Japan
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| 2004.29.15418 | Bear ceremony |
Japan
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| 2004.29.15411 | Woman weaving attush |
Japan
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| 2004.29.15401 | Bear skulls fixed to stakes |
Japan
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| 2004.29.15414 | Women using large mortar and pestle |
Japan
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| 2004.29.15412 | Woman preparing bark fiber for weaving |
Japan
| ||
| 2004.29.15416 | Three men remove bear from cage |
Japan
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| 2004.29.15415 | Men prepare altar for bear ceremony |
Japan
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| 2004.29.15420 | Marriage ceremony |
Japan
| ||
| 2004.29.15409 | Funeral procession |
Japan
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