Collection of Archaeological Materials from the Lower Tokoro River Basin

Bear head carvingBear head carving
No.42
DescriptionBear head carving
SiteTokoro-chashi Site Okhotsk Locality: from the fill of Pit House 7
Size (cm)H. 3.5
PeriodLate stage of Okhotsk culture
Date8-9th century
PossessorTokoro Research Laboratory
CommentRealistic carving of a bear head made of deer antler. Although the lower part is missing, it originally could have had a stick form. The find was excavated from the upper part of a bone mound in a pit dwelling. This suggests the process of animal ritual in the Okhotsk culture.