Delta – Indigenous People: Ainu Silver

Delta – Indigenous People: Ainu Silver

FP NIB F 18k
Condition= NOS ( New Old Stock )
Complete (With outer box, box & papers)

Description

Description

Delta celebrates the oldest and most authentic cultures of the World in this passionately expressed the first edition of their Indigenous Peoples of the World collection.

Ainu, (pronounced, “I – NOO”) means “Mankind” in the Ainu language. The men let their hair and beards grow to unusually long lengths. The women tattoo their lips and forearms to prevent evil spirits from entering their bodies. Physically, Ainu features are Caucasian. They are larger than their ethnic Japanese neighbours.

The Ainu especially revered The Bear, a hunter/fisher like themselves. They produced artistic tributes to Nature & Man that are highly treasured by museums and collectors alike. The Dutch Sailor, Maerten Vries first discovered them in 1643.