poy-shintoko
Language: Ainu
Water tank
The cylindrical container made of stacked strips of shavings with a wooden base was probably used as a water container during burial ceremonies. After the the grave was closed, the container was placed over the grave post so that the bottom was was pressed out. Only in this form could the deceased person use the container in the afterlife. use the vessel in the afterlife.
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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
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Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
ceremonial objects
Dimensions
142 x 174 x 170 mm
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 25374
Other number(s)
RJM 1910/05
Provenance and sources
when
19th century
where
Russian Federation
Asia -> North Asia -> Russian Federation ->
Far East (Federal District) -> Sakhalin Oblast
when
1907
when
1910-15-05
Source(s)
Konvolutakte RJM 1910/05
when
1910-15-05
Source(s)
Konvolutakte RJM 1910/05
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Language: Ainu
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