That one at the top left looks like an Ainu caricature to me. Or at least it looks like the Ainu figures decorating a key chain someone gave me as a present from their Hokkaido trip.
You are exactly right, Amp.
It is a kind of Ainu mokucho ningyo (Ainu wood doll).
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That one at the top left looks like an Ainu caricature to me. Or at least it looks like the Ainu figures decorating a key chain someone gave me as a present from their Hokkaido trip.
February 28th, 2005 at 12:41 pmYou are exactly right, Amp.
It is a kind of Ainu mokucho ningyo (Ainu wood doll).
JP
February 28th, 2005 at 1:05 pm