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Language: Ainu
Language: Ainu

Ceremonial sword

Wooden replica of a Japanese sword (jap. katana) with scabbard scabbard (without blade). Completely covered with sheet metal. Ceremonial swords of this type were mainly used at the bear festival and then hung on a simple cord from the so-called nusa fence.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
ceremonial objects
Dimensions
22 x 778 x 105 mm
Material/Technique
Wood; metal
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 25278
Other number(s)
RJM 1910/05 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

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