Ainu

Ainu Spirit of a Northern People

Paperback (28 May 2024)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Ainu, a seafaring people of northern Japan and formerly Sakhalin and Kuril Islands, share many cultural traits with other North Pacific peoples. This richly illustrated, encyclopedic book complementing a 1999 exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, documents Ainu archaeology, ethnology, history, and modern life, presenting their traditional artifacts, clothing, art, and belief systems in the past and today.

Book information

ISBN: 9780967342900
Publisher: Arctic Studies Center-Smithsonian Institution
Imprint: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History
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Language: English
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 1819g
Height: 295mm
Width: 230mm
Spine width: 29mm