Jewellery disc
ainu munekazari no enban アイヌ胸飾りの円盤
1600-1868 | Heinrich von Siebold
The circular decorative plates (037299, 037302) are made from gray metal and feature a pattern. Seeing the small circular openings, one imagines that they were sewn to something. It is possible that they were attached to the choker-like necklaces or cloth bands worn by Ainu women. The openwork decorative plate (037300) is made from a brass-like metal. It appears to have been an accessory attached to the leather decorative bands worn by Sakhalin Ainu women. Sketches of all of these items appear in Heinrich’s 1881 book. Koji YAMASAKI
The circular decorative plates (037299, 037302) are made from gray metal and feature a pattern. Seeing the small circular openings, one imagines that they were sewn to something. It is possible that they were attached to the choker-like necklaces or cloth bands worn by Ainu women. The openwork decorative plate (037300) is made from a brass-like metal. It appears to have been an accessory attached to the leather decorative bands worn by Sakhalin Ainu women. Sketches of all of these items appear in Heinrich’s 1881 book. Koji YAMASAKI
Collection:
Heinrich von Siebold (1852 St. Martin/Boppard - 1908 Schloss Freudenstein/Bozen) DNB
Time:
1600-1868
Entry Date:
1889
Object Name
Jewellery disc
Culture
Ainu
Material/technology:
Pewter, brass
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
East Asia: China, Korea, Japan
Geography
Ostasien/Japan/Hokkaido
Period
Late Edo Period
Invs.
37302
