Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown AB128 pottery Removable cup inside

Removable cup inside

It is painted in a variety of colors: gold

Bonbori (cray)

3 cm long x 3 cm wide x 4 cm tall

This particular mari can hang and has one large hot pink tassel at the bottom

Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown AB128 pottery Removable cup insideVintage Japanese Wood Carving of Ainu Bear Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan, this intricately hand carved bear statue with a fish in its maw is a traditional Ainu folk handicraft. In Ainu spirituality, bears and other animals are considered vehicles for the divine. Bear sculptures in particular were also used to represent thanks to the animal for providing meat and fur long ago. These bears are popular souvenirs and gifts when traveling to