The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

The Sea Otter and Glass Beads: Trade of Indigenous Peoples of the North Pacific Rim

The Sea Otter and Glass Beads



Selected Objects


Shitoki ‘beaded necklace’
Ainu, Hokkaido, Japan
image
 

Seppa ‘sword guard’
Ainu, Hokkaido, Japan image


Shintoko ‘carrying container’
Ainu, Hokkaido, Japan image
 

Wall Hanging of Ul'chi
Khabarovsk, Russia image
 

Collar of a brocaded garment
Sakhalin, Russia image
 

Bridal garment of Nanai
Khabarovsk, Russia image
 

Chilkat blanket
Tlingit, the Northwest Coast of North America image
 

Clan hat
Unknown, the Northwest Coast of North America image
 

Headdress
Haida, the Northwest Coast of North America image