Poison holder

Description

Vessel with lid attached by string of glass beads (A.1909.499.41 A), wood carved into form of horn tip, used for carrying poison required in hunting: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu, 19th to early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1909.499.41

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Poison holder, Vessel

Production information

Unknown
Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia

Date

19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Ainu people (Hokkaido), Japanese

Materials

Wood, Hide

Physical description

Wood; hide ends

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• A Scottish Physician's View: Craft and Spirit of the Ainu from the N. G. Munro Collection (26 Apr 2002 - 01 Sep 2002)
  Historical Museum of Hokkaido
  Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History

References

A Scottish Physician's View: Craft and Spirit of the Ainu from the N. G. Munro Collection (2002), no. 156 (p.84)

On display

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