Sash for Shaman (detail), Sakhalin Ainu, 19th century (Gift of the Hokkaido Project Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 16
January 22, 2019 (Tue) - February 24, 2019 (Sun)
This exhibition features items used by the Ainu people - including ritual implements such as inau, ikupasui and coats - 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, Hokkaido Ainu, 19th century
Sash for Shaman, Sakhalin Ainu, 19th century (Gift of the Hokkaido Project Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce)
Ritual Spatula, Hokkaido Ainu, 19th century
Ritual Pipe, Hokkaido Ainu, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Yorisada)
Smoking Set, Sakhalin Ainu, 19th century
Musical Pipe, Hokkaido Ainu, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Takeda Shoji)
Coat, Hokkaido Ainu, 19th century (Transferred from the Bureau for the Vienna World Exposition)
Bear Sacrificial Ceremony, By Hirasawa Byozan, Dated 1871 (Private collection)