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An Ainu carved wooden figure. One of three carved wooden bears [E433542-E433544], including a “mother” bear and two “cubs”, collected by Carl Etter (1898-1982) sometime between 1931-32 while he was doing fieldwork on Ainu culture and folklore, probably in Hokkaido or in Ainu Country. This catalog number is the "mother bear". The cubs are E433543 and E433544. The bear is carved wood, painted black with accents carved further to expose the natural wood color. The eyes are made of small black glass beads. The jaw of the bear is open.

Details

  • Title: Carved Wooden Bear Figure
  • Location: Hokkaido (not certain) / Sakhalin Island (not certain), Japan, Asia
  • Physical Dimensions: L: 29cm ca. W: 15cm ca. H: 19cm ca.
  • Type: Figure
  • Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
  • External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
  • Medium: Wood
  • USNM Catalog Number(s): E433542
  • Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
  • Field: Ethnology
  • Date Collected: 1931-01-01

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