Bear Cub's Plaything
A531C
From: Japan | Hokkaido | Rubeshibe
Curatorial Section: Asian
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Native Name
Hebin Ishinapit | Heper-e-shinot-pe
Object Number
A531C
Current Location
Collections Storage
Culture
Ainu
Provenience
Japan | Hokkaido | Rubeshibe
Date Made
Before 1901
Section
Asian
Materials
Wood
Description
Heper-e-sinot-pe (ヘペレシノツペ). Heavy block of wood roughly shaped into dumbbell. Split. This would have been a play toy for a baby bear cub.
Length
21 cm
Outside Diameter
8.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Hiram M. Hiller, 1901
Current & Past Exhibitions
This object has never been on display.
Bibliography
Fitzhugh, William W., and Chisato Dubreuil. 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, 1999. See: Fig. 35.3, pg. 250
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Ainu Bunka Shinkō Kenkyū Suishin Kikō. 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, 2008. See: Fig. 153 pg. 69
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