[AINU POSTCARDS AND ORIGINAL STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH].

原始人類アイヌ風俗. 第二輯. [Genshi jinrui Ainu fuzoku].<BR> [Post Cards. Aborigines and their Customs].

北海道. [Hokkaido]. (Circa 1930). Stock ID #214097

Eight black and white photographic illustrated postcards, one black and white photograph embossed with the studio name s. Kinoshita with an Ainu name handwritten on the reverse, 19 x 9cm, original envelope (15 x 9.5cm), captions in Japanese and English. Original envelope chipped and torn, postcards and photograph in very good condition.

The postcards depict Ainu people and aspects of their traditional way of life and customs. Captions are printed in both Japanese and English. Included is a photographic portrait of an Ainu man shown bare-chested.

On the reverse of one card appears the inscription: “Miyamoto Ikashmatoku, Shiraoi Town, Shiraoi County”, dated 15 June (no year stated). Miyamoto Ikashmatoku was a prominent Ainu leader in the pre-war period.

The original envelope is present and features an illustration of an Ainu man in ceremonial dress holding a bow and arrow.

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Price: $200.00 AU save 25% $150.00

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