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Item ID: 204837  
  

Japan ART Old Postcard Hokkaido Ainu Bear Sacrifice Knife 熊祭前 桑重儀一氏筆 帝國美術院第五回美術展

Vintage Japanese Old Colour Art Artist Drawn post card. Japan. Ethnic Life. Hokkaido, Native Ainu Man, Before Bear Sacrifice. Knife. Traditional Costumes. 5th Imperial Art Gallery Exhibition. 北海道 熊祭之前 桑重儀一氏筆 帝國美術院第五回美術展覽會出品.

Faults: Tiny wear, marks
Background: Ainu bear sacrifice. Iyomante (イヨマンテ) is an Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear is raised for 2 years then sacrificed. The word literally means "to send something / someone off". 熊送 熊祭 kumamatsuri.

Price:£5.99€7.79US$8.21

Japan ART Old Postcard Hokkaido Ainu Bear Sacrifice Knife 熊祭前 桑重儀一氏筆 帝國美術院第五回美術展


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