Overview
From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: A collection of rare materials that brings together books, manuscripts, and maps produced during the 18th and 19th centuries that document Japanese exploration and observation of the island and prefecture now known as Hokkaido in Japan, as well as Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in Russia. Because the Ainu did not possess a written language, the materials in this collection include some of the earliest textual accounts of Ainu culture. They also include many color illustrations that document the Ainu people’s unique clothing, housing, cuisine, religion, family structures, and customs, albeit from the perspective of the Wajin rather than the Ainu themselves.
- Institution/Author: Library of Congress
- Period: Premodern,Modern
- Geographic Focus: Japan
- Access: Open Access
Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎