Vintage Kokeshi with Straw Cape namahage okimono and the twelve creatures are

and the twelve creatures are called junishi

5”) x 12

The Ainu people of Japan first started commercial wood carving back in the1920s

and in 2001 he held a solo exhibition at Daimaru Shinsaibashi Department Store

1”) x 9cm (3

Vintage Kokeshi with Straw Cape namahage okimono and the twelve creatures are*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a vintage kokeshi made around 10 20 years ago. She is wrapped in straw and wearing a mino, a mino being a straw cape locals use to stay warm and dry in the snow or rain. Kokeshi like these are usually purchased at hot spring resorts throughout Tohoku. Wooden kokeshi dolls are a kind of traditional folk art which