Fun Facts
the Ainu’s dance in a clockwise fashion true of false?
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.What did they keep as pets?
Bears
Give an example of the Ainu art?
The tamasay necklace or the Sitoki necklace
Does the Ainu have a written language?
Nope
What colors were the tattoo?
Black
give an example of one of the religions that the Ainu believe?
Animism / Ainu folk beliefs / buddhism / orthodox Christianity
What is the tamasay necklace beads made of ?
Glass beads
What country do the Ainu live in?
Japan
Were the men Ainu hairy or not?
Yes they were
Give an example of what bears provide?
Food / fur / bone for tools
how did the Ainu get the glass beads?
Through trading with the Chinese
What part of japan did they historically live in?
Hokkaido
the Ainu men had straight hair true of false?
False
The katan-nomi is a modern recreation of a traditional Ainu ceremony True or false?
True
What is the necklace with a medallion is called?
Sitoki necklace
What language did the Ainu use historically and what they use today?
Historically they use Ainu language
Today they use Japanese
What is dog in Ainu?
Seta
What is the ceremony where the Ainu‘s pray for good fortune of their home and village Called?
Kotan-Nomi
What Ainu people believe in tamasay necklace?
Believe that is would protect the person who wears it from evil spirits.
Give an example of one island that the Ainu‘s lived in?
Kuril Islands. /Sakhalin island