The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

The Sea Otter and Glass Beads: Trade of Indigenous Peoples of the North Pacific Rim

The Sea Otter and Glass Beads

"The Sea Otter and Glass Beads" index page

Special Exhibition Hall Floor Map

Events related to the Special Exhibition

Selected Objects

Shitoki ‘beaded necklace’
Ainu, Hokkaido, Japan
image
 
Seppa ‘sword guard’
Ainu, Hokkaido, Japan image

Shintoko ‘carrying container’
Ainu, Hokkaido, Japan image
 
Wall Hanging of Ul'chi
Khabarovsk, Russia image
 
Collar of a brocaded garment
Sakhalin, Russia image
 
Bridal garment of Nanai
Khabarovsk, Russia image
 
Chilkat blanket
Tlingit, the Northwest Coast of North America image
 
Clan hat
Unknown, the Northwest Coast of North America image
 
Headdress
Haida, the Northwest Coast of North America image