Collection of Archaeological Materials from the Lower Tokoro River Basin

Okhotsk pottery (Waterfowl decoration)
No.32
DescriptionOkhotsk pottery (Waterfowl decoration)
SiteTokoro-chashi Site Okhotsk Locality: from the fill of Pit House 7
Size (cm)D. 35.7
PeriodLate stage of Okhotsk culture
Date8-9th century
PossessorTokoro Research Laboratory
CommentHaritsuke-mon series pottery from the Late Okhotsk culture, with appliqué decoration of zoomorphic representation on the lowest part of the body decoration. There seems to be expressions of an eye, a large bill and a webbed foot, which reminds one of a seabird—a tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata).