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Donor Name:
Frederick Starr  Search this
Culture:
Japanese  Search this
Ainu  Search this
Object Type:
Scroll
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
24 Jul 1952
Notes:
From card: "Kakemono type of painted paper scroll, with silk backed ends and wooden cylinder at base. Executed by Hada no Aokimaro; subject matter concerned with the legend of their origin and miscellaneous customs of the Ainu. Much handwritten explanatory text translated in part and evaluated by Harold P. Stern of the Freer Gallery of Art. (See accession papers)." A Japanese scroll depicting Ainu people. See Fitzhugh, William W., and Chisato O. Dubreuil. 1999. Ainu: spirit of a northern people. [Washington, D.C.]: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in association with University of Washington Press. Identified there as "Curious Sights of Ezo Island" painted by Shimanojo Murakami in 1799. Note re photos: Neg. # 2004-60454 is a high resolution digital image (tiff) of one picture from the scroll depicting an Ainu man with bow and sword. Neg. #2004-60455 is a high resolution digital image (tiff) of one picture from the scroll depicting an Ainu woman with weaving shuttle.
Detail showing Ainu woman with weaving shuttle illus. (listed as # 392023-25) in Fig. I.22 p. 20 of Fitzhugh, William W., and Chisato O. Dubreuil. 1999. Ainu: spirit of a northern people. [Washington, D.C.]: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in association with University of Washington Press. Detail showing Ainu man with bow and sword illus. in Fig. 12.1 p. 96 of same publication. Detail showing scene from Ainu mythology, goddess of the cave, illus.(listed as # 392023-25) in Fig. 39.1 p. 274 of same publication.
Record Last Modified:
21 Aug 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
195288
USNM Number:
E392023-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32e818876-5466-47ce-94e8-3565e0b4e945
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8422345