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Namahage Figures
Namahage Figures
Namahage Figures
DepartmentAsia

Namahage Figures

NameFigures
CultureJapanese
Datec. 1970
Place madeOga, Akita Prefecture, JAPAN, East Asia, ASIA
MediumWood, fiber, ceramic, paint
Dimensions5 5/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (13.5 × 11 × 9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.414
Object numberA.1981.4.414
Collections
DescriptionMold made, carved, sewn, painted. Two split-bamboo-cloaked figures, one holding staff with paper streamers. Ceramic masked faces, one red, gold, black, both horned, standing on cotton (snow?). Mounted on base. Ceramic hands. // See Haga, Hideo, "Japanese Folk Festivals Illustrated" plates, pages 10,11,12.
Spiritual Master’s reference book for yantras (geometric and illustrative magical formulas) and tattoos
Spiritual Master’s reference book for yantras (geometric and illustrative magical formulas) and tattoos
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Paper Kite
Paper Kite
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2015
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Book
Book
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young man's festival dress
young man's festival dress
Artist not recorded
ca. 1900
The Bride's Sari
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ca. 1986
Virgin
Virgin
Artist not recorded
ca. 1970
Image Not Available for Iwisa (nobbed sparring stick)
Iwisa (nobbed sparring stick)
Artist not recorded
early to mid-twentieth century
Sanni Mask in the form of Naga Raksha (Snake Demon)
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Artist not recorded
Late 20th century
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