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Human-Shaped Ritual Objects
Preservation and Utilization Council of "Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region"8
Preservation and Utilization Council of "Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region"
Munakata City, Fukuoka, Japan
Called steatite katashiro, these are ritual objects: figures of people, boats and horses, carved out of soft steatite. These became the main type of offering at Okinoshima rituals after the 8th century. Of those carved, human-shaped figures seen from the front were originally the most important of the offerings made to the god of the sea.
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- Title: Human-Shaped Ritual Objects
- Creator: Preservation and Utilization Council of "Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region"
- Date Created: 8
- Location Created: Japan
- Physical Dimensions: L. 7.6-(22.6)cm
- Type: Archaeological Remains
- Original Source: Treasure of Okinoshima
- Rights: Munakata Taisha
- Medium: Talc
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