Collection of Archaeological Materials from the Lower Tokoro River Basin

Interior-lug (Naiji) pottery
No.58
DescriptionInterior-lug (Naiji) pottery
SiteRaitokoro Kawaguchi Site: from the fill of Pit House 7
Size (cm)H. 7.3
PeriodAinu
Date15th century
PossessorTokoro Research Laboratory
CommentInterior-lug (Naiji) pottery, pottery with lugs in the interior for hanging strings, is considered to be an imitation of iron pans. In Hokkaido, it was created during the 13th to the 15th century, and it is one of the distinctive artifacts of the Ainu culture of this period.