Ivory Figurine, "Okimono"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 20 Aug 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1950
name: label: Collector
content: August Mencken
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of American History
notes: label: Notes
content: "Setsubun" (change of the season) ceremony for "oni yarai" (exorcising of devils). Figure of a man seated in front of a framework of a partly opened door. He holds a box of black beans on a tray. While one devil sits next to the man, another devil finds an exit via the door opening. "Oni" (devils) refers to a class of mischievous imps supposed to haunt households. Signed by Toshiyuki.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Apr 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Japanese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 274913
label: USNM Number
content: E425023-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 7.3 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 6.4 cm