Ritual Arrows Hokkaido Ainu

Ritual Arrows
Hokkaido Ainu 19th century
From the collection of
Tokyo National Museum
Details
Title: Ritual Arrows
Creator: Hokkaido Ainu
Date Created: 19th century
Object Title: 花矢
Object Notes(Japanese): きれいな彫刻をしたイオマンテの時に用いる鏃で、木製である。これは送られる子グマのお土産となるもので、直接クマを傷つけるものではない。美しいものに満ちみちている人間の国へ再訪を乞うためのもの。地域や家によって文様が異なる。
Object Date: 19世紀
Medium(Japanese): 木製
Artist Name: 北海道アイヌ
Type: Arms & Armor
Medium: Wood

Tokyo National Museum
Taitō-ku, Japan

The Tokyo National Museum collects, houses, and displays a comprehensive collection of art works and antiquities from Japan as well as other Asian countries. The museum also conducts research and investigations concerning its collection of books, rubbings, and photographs, related to fine art, and makes these items available to scholars.
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