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An image of one side of the National Museum of Scotland's Ainu collection display. Some items of note are a blue and beige attus (robe made from elm bark), several ikupasuy (wooden prayer sticks), and a bow, arrow, and quiver set.

Review: The National Museum of Scotland’s Ainu Display

The National Museum of Scotland, in Edinburgh, hosts one of the largest collections of both historical and contemporary Ainu items in the UK. These items come largely from Neil Gordon Munro’s personal collection in the early 20th Century; but also contains items from the late 19th century (from researchers Dr John and Grace Anderson and Isabella Bishop), and further items created specifically for the museum and/or donated by artisans throughout the 21st Century.

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Review: National Ainu Museum 10th Special Exhibition: Ainu Collection at the Vienna World Exposition of 1873

The Vienna World’s Fair of 1873 was a massively important geopolitical opportunity for the fledgling Japanese Empire. Only 19 years earlier, the unexpected arrival of the American Commodore Perry’s fleet…

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