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Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_IMLS_SL2.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_IMLS_SL2.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view13b_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view13b_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view15_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view15_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view11_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view11_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view02_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view02_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view13a_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view13a_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view09_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view09_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view16_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view16_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view14_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view14_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view08_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view08_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view12_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view12_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view17_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view17_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view07_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view07_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view06_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view06_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view10_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view10_bw_SL5.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view1.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view1.jpg)

Ainu. <em>Local Customs of the Ainu</em>, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view3.jpg)

Ainu. Local Customs of the Ainu, 19th century. Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper, 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 12.688 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.688_view3.jpg)

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Local Customs of the Ainu

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CULTURE Ainu
MEDIUM Hand scroll, ink and colors on paper
  • Place Made: Northern region, Japan
    • DATES 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 10 5/8 x 332 1/8 in. (27 x 843.6 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 12.688
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