Japanese Modernism Across Media
Nibutani-ita
Title
Nibutani-ita
Description
Nibutani-ita is a flat, shallow tray made of wood, whose manufacture is a tradition has been passed down since ancient times in the area around the Sarugawa River in Hokkaido Prefecture. Nibutani-ita is characterized by its spiral Moreunoka patterns, and Ramuramunoka carved fish-scale patterns, which are designs unique to the Ainu people.
(From the website of Nibutani Ainu Folk Crafts- Nibutani Ainu Takumi no Michi)
(From the website of Nibutani Ainu Folk Crafts- Nibutani Ainu Takumi no Michi)
Creator
Toru Kaizawa
Source
Nibutani Ainu Folk Crafts- Nibutani Ainu Takumi no Michi
Files
Citation
Toru Kaizawa, “Nibutani-ita,” Japanese Modernism Across Media, accessed April 29, 2024, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/japanesemodernism/items/show/155.
