Originally all Ainu garments were made of skin, fur, and feathers, and these types of clothing survived in Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands into the twentieth century. Salmon skin was highly prized for making strong, light, durable waterproof…

Sakhalin Ainu shamans produced abstract wooden figurines called nipopo ("wooden baby"), used primarily as amulets for curing or warding off childhood disease. The addition of strips of red and blue cloth or a blue bead (on the upper figure) was…

The typical Shiraoi Ainu house, entered through an anteroom in the west end, was laid out around a central rectangular hearth where most everyday activities took place. Family treasures were stored in the lacquerware containers along an elevated…

Scroll on records of Ainu people.

Scroll on records of Ainu people.

Postcard depicting a wooden pillow.

原始文化展覧会　記念絵葉書　（北海道アイヌ）　工芸美術研究会

Postcard depicting Ainu robe.

原始文化展覧会　記念絵葉書　（北海道アイヌ）　工芸美術研究会

Postcard from Hokkaido depicting Ainu necklaces.

原始文化展覧会　記念絵葉書　（北海道アイヌ）　工芸美術研究会

Yukiko Kaizawa has been weaving attus for over 50 years and has been recognized as "the excellent craftswoman" by The Ainu Association.

A portrait of an Ainu woman from the 1920s.