Ainu people

Description My second drawing in the body modification research project. She is, as the image says, from an old Japanese culture called the Ainu. C:

Discover a collection of images and information on the amazing aesthetics of the indigenous people of Japan, the Ainu people.

Japan – Aino. Cliché print, unknown. Found among Museum keeper Thomsen’s posthumous papers. No. es_b_00526

≪“ウレシパ モシリ”　in 高尾　≫ それは“育み合う大地”というアイヌの言葉 今年ももちろんやりますよ アイヌ モシリ（アイヌ…

Ainu woman, northern Japan. About 1920’s

In my previous post on “Ainu and Spirituality” I wrote about the overview of spirituality of the Ainu people. They had many ceremonies throughout the year, and one of the most importa…

“ゴールデンカムイの影響でアイヌ文化について簡単に調べてみてるけど、写真にヒグマ君がナチュラルにいて笑う”

Hi ! My name is ASAKO MIYAMOTO. Welcome to Hokkaido, and the "good old days" of Japan ! Hey, isn't ASAKO a "Japanese" name ? Yup, under the cultural and administrative pressures of the occupying Japanese, we Ainu in the North (just like the Okinawans in the South), we have been encouraged by the Government to dump our "embarrassing" old native names in favor of "civilized" Japanese names. After all, we won't officially exist or be recognized by the Government as an indigenous people apart…

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“Ainu Woman, a Japanese community, they used to tattooing their lips. Photos from 1910. #archaeohistories”