Sword
| Native Name | Tombei |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | A469.3 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Ainu |
| Provenience: | Japan Hokkaido Okotsunai |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood Metal Cloth |
| Length: | 67 cm |
| Width: | 9.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. Hiram M. Hiller, 1901 |
Description
Emus (エムㇱ) Sword (.1) and sheath (.2). Along with emus-at (エムㇱアッ) sword belt (.3). This ceremonial sword would have been worn during formal occasions along with formal attire. They were also presented to bears during the iyomante (イオマンテ) ceremony as well as being placed on altars.
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Ainu Bunka Shinkō Kenkyū Suishin Kikō. 2008. アイヌの工芸 : ペンシルバニア大学考古学人類学博物館ヒラーコレクション = Ainu collections : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Hiller Collections.. Sapporo. Ainu Bunka Shinkō Kenkyū Suishin Kikō. pg. 134 p. : chiefly col. ill., maps ; 30 cm Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 22 pg. 24 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Ainu Bunka Shinkō Kenkyū Suishin Kikō. 2008. アイヌの工芸 : ペンシルバニア大学考古学人類学博物館ヒラーコレクション = Ainu collections : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Hiller Collections.. Sapporo. Ainu Bunka Shinkō Kenkyū Suishin Kikō. pg. 134 p. : chiefly col. ill., maps ; 30 cm Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 124 pg. 63 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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