| No. | 44 |
| Description | Ladle |
| Site | Tokoro-chashi Site Okhotsk Locality: from the fill (Layer Ⅳ) of Pit House 7a |
| Size (cm) | L. 50 |
| Period | Late stage of Okhotsk culture |
| Date | 8-9th century |
| Possessor | Tokoro Research Laboratory |
| Comment | Carbonized wooden artifacts are often found in Okhotsk pit dwellings that were burnt down. This specimen is a large ladle, which was unearthed on a large wooden container measuring more than 90 centimeters sited on the house floor. It could have been a cooking tool being part of a set with the large container. |
