A bearded Ainu man and his wife in traditional dress pose with a bear’s skull in an Ainu graveyard in 1962 on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan.
A bearded Ainu man and his wife in traditional dress pose with a bear’s skull decorated with wood shavings in an Ainu graveyard on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. There were only 300 pure-blooded Ainu (pronounced I-noo) still living when they posed for this historical photograph in 1962. Since that time the Ainu have assimilated into Japanese society and their age-old customs, ceremonies and crafts are only kept alive in special villages for tourists. The Ainu were officially recognized as indigenous people of Japan in 2008.
Size: 5205px × 3431px
Location: Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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