Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown Stand AB115 Kitchen & Tableware 9 cm long x 11

Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown Stand AB115 Kitchen & Tableware 9 cm long x 11Vintage Japanese Wood Carving of Ainu Bear Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan, this large, intricately hand carved bear statue with a fish in its maw is a traditional Ainu folk handicraft. It includes a wooden stand with carved letters on the backside. In Ainu spirituality, bears and other animals are considered vehicles for the divine. Bear sculptures, in particular, were also used to express gratitude to the animal for providing meat and furs

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