No. | 61 |
Description | Antler with bear head carving |
Site | Sakaeura Ⅱ Site: from Bone Mound of Pit House 7 |
Size (cm) | H. 16.8 |
Period | Late stage of Okhotsk culture |
Date | 8-9th century |
Possessor | Tokoro Research Laboratory |
Comment | This realistic carving of a bear head made of deer antler has a shape reminiscent of a conducting rod. This artifact was excavated from a bone mound in a pit dwelling. This suggests the process of animal rituals in the Okhotsk culture. |