Hunter's Pouch
A454
From: Japan | Hokkaido | Okotsunai
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Ketush (uncertain) |
Object Number | A454 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Ainu |
Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido | Okotsunai |
Date Made | Before 1901 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bear Hide | Vegetable Fiber |
Description | Kamuy-rus-kar-o-p (カムイルシカロプ). Hunter's pouch made out of brown bear fur (Ursus arctos). This would have held a firemaking kit and could have been attached to a quiver of arrows. |
Height | 18 cm |
Width | 29 cm |
Thickness | 8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. Hiram M. Hiller, 1901 |
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