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EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1890. 



lying at full length, with household implements and weapons ; but no 

 food or drink is offered, nor is either placed on the grave. The coffin is 

 placed in the ground, with the head to the east. Each mourner throws 

 earth upon it and a rude monument is erected. 



It is difficult to find the burial places, which are in desolate, unfre- 

 quented spots, seldom visited by the people. Dr. Scheube remarks that 

 the Ainos give no thought to the departed and seem to have a dread of 

 A'isiting their graves. Several forms of monuments are represented in 

 Fig. 83, standing at the head of graves, which, however, were not 



Fig. £3. 

 Aino Graves. 



grouped together in the manner shown in the picture. Each grave is 

 marked by an upright post and a recumbent log. The one on 

 the left is from Urap, not far from Hokadate. The drawing was copied 

 from a photograph. The two in the middle are from Dr. Scheube's 

 plate. 



The straight post with a rude X and pyramidial apex represents the 

 form of several monuments, which I found under the guidance of a 

 Japanese near Tokoro. A long tramp through tangled underbrush, 

 soaked by the recent rain, brought us to a lonely spot behind the vil- 

 lage. The posts were at the west end of the graves, and the X mark 

 faced the west. It was not on the side overlooking the grave, as it is 

 shown to be in the drawing. 



