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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9487940, member: 8267"]The Ainu are the indigenous inhabitants of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, but I had not seen these figures before. So.....down a google rabbit hole.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Ainu+nipopo+carvings&tbm=isch&source=univ&fir=o9trUqdMx_upPM%252CrZqTQ4_tXuDu1M%252C_%253BFgknU_axh09BpM%252CqLe1czs3EBw37M%252C_%253BxjwvaJmIYdkQBM%252COebOh5reAglutM%252C_%253BJ1wrcfEmEmDuaM%252CaBHbFR2GNweYhM%252C_%253Boq5WhxmHtMlYZM%252C68V5YZES-4_5OM%252C_%253B2duUbyV5MMhZBM%252Ch74oUxwE0DFi2M%252C_%253BkSAlgX7SXR2WbM%252Cr1Znq44J4JGnZM%252C_%253BruYMuEhVPlfVXM%252COkMNR-OWv49qHM%252C_%253BarJgozOw39nneM%252CAmrMUrbgY6YafM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kQgRBg9OMblV4FCP1e0WnotfAOOvw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzo-ig8Pz_AhXKFTQIHYpxDJ4QjJkEegQIFBAC&biw=1470&bih=700&dpr=1.25" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Ainu+nipopo+carvings&tbm=isch&source=univ&fir=o9trUqdMx_upPM%252CrZqTQ4_tXuDu1M%252C_%253BFgknU_axh09BpM%252CqLe1czs3EBw37M%252C_%253BxjwvaJmIYdkQBM%252COebOh5reAglutM%252C_%253BJ1wrcfEmEmDuaM%252CaBHbFR2GNweYhM%252C_%253Boq5WhxmHtMlYZM%252C68V5YZES-4_5OM%252C_%253B2duUbyV5MMhZBM%252Ch74oUxwE0DFi2M%252C_%253BkSAlgX7SXR2WbM%252Cr1Znq44J4JGnZM%252C_%253BruYMuEhVPlfVXM%252COkMNR-OWv49qHM%252C_%253BarJgozOw39nneM%252CAmrMUrbgY6YafM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kQgRBg9OMblV4FCP1e0WnotfAOOvw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzo-ig8Pz_AhXKFTQIHYpxDJ4QjJkEegQIFBAC&biw=1470&bih=700&dpr=1.25" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=Ainu+nipopo+carvings&tbm=isch&source=univ&fir=o9trUqdMx_upPM%2CrZqTQ4_tXuDu1M%2C_%3BFgknU_axh09BpM%2CqLe1czs3EBw37M%2C_%3BxjwvaJmIYdkQBM%2COebOh5reAglutM%2C_%3BJ1wrcfEmEmDuaM%2CaBHbFR2GNweYhM%2C_%3Boq5WhxmHtMlYZM%2C68V5YZES-4_5OM%2C_%3B2duUbyV5MMhZBM%2Ch74oUxwE0DFi2M%2C_%3BkSAlgX7SXR2WbM%2Cr1Znq44J4JGnZM%2C_%3BruYMuEhVPlfVXM%2COkMNR-OWv49qHM%2C_%3BarJgozOw39nneM%2CAmrMUrbgY6YafM%2C_&usg=AI4_-kQgRBg9OMblV4FCP1e0WnotfAOOvw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzo-ig8Pz_AhXKFTQIHYpxDJ4QjJkEegQIFBAC&biw=1470&bih=700&dpr=1.25</a></p><p><br /></p><p>"During the 20th century, many Ainu artists found work in folk villages built for tourists. Their carved bears and <i>nipopo</i> dolls became popular fad items in Japan. These works supported Ainu families, but they were not based on real cultural customs."</p><p><a href="https://www.tota.world/article/852/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tota.world/article/852/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tota.world/article/852/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9487940, member: 8267"]The Ainu are the indigenous inhabitants of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, but I had not seen these figures before. So.....down a google rabbit hole. [URL]https://www.google.com/search?q=Ainu+nipopo+carvings&tbm=isch&source=univ&fir=o9trUqdMx_upPM%252CrZqTQ4_tXuDu1M%252C_%253BFgknU_axh09BpM%252CqLe1czs3EBw37M%252C_%253BxjwvaJmIYdkQBM%252COebOh5reAglutM%252C_%253BJ1wrcfEmEmDuaM%252CaBHbFR2GNweYhM%252C_%253Boq5WhxmHtMlYZM%252C68V5YZES-4_5OM%252C_%253B2duUbyV5MMhZBM%252Ch74oUxwE0DFi2M%252C_%253BkSAlgX7SXR2WbM%252Cr1Znq44J4JGnZM%252C_%253BruYMuEhVPlfVXM%252COkMNR-OWv49qHM%252C_%253BarJgozOw39nneM%252CAmrMUrbgY6YafM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kQgRBg9OMblV4FCP1e0WnotfAOOvw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzo-ig8Pz_AhXKFTQIHYpxDJ4QjJkEegQIFBAC&biw=1470&bih=700&dpr=1.25[/URL] "During the 20th century, many Ainu artists found work in folk villages built for tourists. Their carved bears and [I]nipopo[/I] dolls became popular fad items in Japan. These works supported Ainu families, but they were not based on real cultural customs." [URL]https://www.tota.world/article/852/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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