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Ritual Accessories for Sacrificed Bear Cub
Sakhalin Ainu19th century
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo, Japan
These decorations were attached to the bear during the sending ceremony of Iyomante. By showing the Gods how young bears are beautifully dressed up and treated importantly in the human world, it was hoped the Gods, in the form of bears, would visit again next time.
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- Title: Ritual Accessories for Sacrificed Bear Cub
- Creator: Sakhalin Ainu
- Date Created: 19th century
- Physical Dimensions: h200 mm
- Object Title: 子熊の飾り
- Object Notes(Japanese): イオマンテで送られるクマが身につけるもので、削り懸けを用いて作られている。半円形の飾りの中心に色裂で装飾する。人間の国ではこのように子グマをきれいに着飾って大切にしているのだから、また遊びに来るようにとの願いをこめる。
- Object Date: 19世紀
- Medium(Japanese): 木製
- Donor(Japanese): 徳川頼貞氏寄贈
- Donor: Mr. Tokugawa Yorisada
- Artist Name: 樺太アイヌ
- Type: Folk Art
- Medium: Wood
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