Hokkaido, Japan
19th century
Wood and baleen
Height 1" Length 2 1/2"
Provenance: Private collection, Paris
The Ainu had a reverence for wolves and considered them a type of deity. They believed in a goddess, Horkew Kamuy (Howling God), associated with wolves.
Ainu mythology also included a story of their origins, where the Ainu people were said to have been born from a union between a wolf like creature and a goddess. Rare and a real gem.
Hokkaido, Japan
19th century
Wood and baleen
Height 1" Length 2 1/2"
Provenance: Private collection, Paris
The Ainu had a reverence for wolves and considered them a type of deity. They believed in a goddess, Horkew Kamuy (Howling God), associated with wolves.
Ainu mythology also included a story of their origins, where the Ainu people were said to have been born from a union between a wolf like creature and a goddess. Rare and a real gem.
