Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, has been of interest to archaeologists and anthropologists for over a hundred years. In 1901, Hiram M. Hiller Jr. traveled to the island on behalf of the Penn Museum to collect a representative sample of artifacts from the Ainu culture. His trip lasted just over a month and stretched from the coastal villages near Shiraoi to a circuit around the Uchiura Bay (then known as Volcano Bay). The expedition produced over 250 artifacts as well as three journals of notes and numerous lantern slides, providing the Penn Museum with one of the best-documented Ainu collections in the US. Hiller also collected a small sample of pottery from the ancient Jomon culture which dates as far as back 12,000 BCE. This cord-impressed pottery is some of the oldest known in the world.
- Object[191]
- yes[191]
- no[191]
- asian[191]
- amulet[4]
- animal trap[1]
- arrow[23]
- arrow poison board[2]
- baby carrier[1]
- back scratcher[2]
- bear cub feeding trough[5]
- bear cub's plaything[1]
- bear cub's toy[2]
- bear skull from nusa[1]
- bear trap part[2]
- bear trap trigger[1]
- belt loom[3]
- bow[7]
- bowl[7]
- burden strap[1]
- cake serving stick[1]
- ceremonial arrow[2]
- ceremonial headdress[4]
- ceremonial quiver[2]
- ceremonial sword[6]
- charcoal box[2]
- charm[4]
- charms[1]
- chopping knife[1]
- chopping knife sheath[1]
- cigarette holder[1]
- club[4]
- cradle[1]
- cradle hook[1]
- deer decoy[1]
- dish[1]
- figure[1]
- fire drill part[3]
- food serving plate[2]
- fox skull[1]
- grave marker[3]
- harpoon[1]
- hawk skull[1]
- hoop[1]
- knife[4]
- knife sheath[10]
- libation stick[18]
- loom[2]
- mat loom beam[1]
- mat loom leg[2]
- millet winnower[1]
- miniature[4]
- model[2]
- mortar[1]
- oil container[1]
- pestle[2]
- plate[3]
- pot hook[3]
- quiver[2]
- quiver charm[2]
- raccoon dog skull[1]
- salmon spear[3]
- shed stick[1]
- shuttle[1]
- skewer for bear meat[3]
- smoking kit[1]
- snowshoe[4]
- spool[1]
- spoon[11]
- stirring stick[2]
- sword[2]
- sword belt[1]
- sword sheath[2]
- tobacco box[1]
- tobacco pipe[3]
- tobacco pipe holder[1]
- toy[3]
- walking stick[1]
- warp spacer[2]
- weaver's sword[4]
- woodpecker skull[1]
- 20th century[1]
- animal bone[2]
- animal skull[1]
- arrow poison[1]
- bamboo[6]
- bark[3]
- bear bone[1]
- birch bark[1]
- bird beak[2]
- bird bone[1]
- bird claw[1]
- bone[7]
- brass[7]
- cherry bark[2]
- cloth[4]
- cotton[7]
- cowrie shell[1]
- deer hide[2]
- deerskin[2]
- elm bark[1]
- feathers[12]
- fiber[14]
- fox bone[1]
- fur[1]
- grass[2]
- grass rope[3]
- hawk bone[1]
- hide[2]
- leather[1]
- metal[18]
- parchment[1]
- plant fiber[2]
- sinew[2]
- skin[1]
- swordfish skin[1]
- tobacco[1]
- twine[7]
- vegetable fiber[2]
- wood[191]
- wood shavings[2]
- carved[2]
- unfinished[1]
- woven[1]
- yes[108]
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