Ainu and Ryukyu: The Prayers of the Ainu People
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Sash for Shrine Maiden, Sakhalin Ainu, 19th century (Gift of the Hokkaido Administration Office)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 16
March 17, 2015 (Tue) - June 14, 2015 (Sun)This exhibition features items used by the Ainu people, including ritual implements, together with clothes and tools used in everyday life, giving us an insight into the ways in which the Northern people prayed to their gods.
Current exhibit includes:
Sea Turtle Skull (To pray for successful fishing), Hokkaido Ainu, 19th century
Sash for Shrine Maiden, Sakhalin Ainu, 19th century (Gift of the Hokkaido Administration Office)
Ritual Hoe-shaped Crest, Hokkaido Ainu, From Sakurayama, Kakuta, Kuriyama-cho, Hokkaido, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Oda Katsukichi and Mr. Izumi Rintaro)
Coat, Hokkaido Ainu, 19th century
Trade Ceremony between Ainu and Japanese, By Hirasawa Byozan, Dated 1871 (Private collection)
"Sending off the Bear's Spirit" Ceremony, By Hirasawa Byozan, Meiji era, dated 1871 (Private collection)