498 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1890. 



Carrying band with stick. — The baud passes over the forehead in the same manner as 

 150679, but the load is supported ou a stick about 15 inches in length which ia 

 held horizontally across the back. Ainos of Yezo, 1888. 15075t 



Arrow with bone head. — This form not very much used, bamboo heads being most 

 common. Ainos of Yezo, 1888. 150758 



Arrow and s>nall holder. — The arrow of the usual form with bamboo head, poisoned 

 for shooting bears. The holder made of leaves of scrub bamboo bound together 

 with bark. Ainos of Yezo, 1888. 150759 



Stone arrowheads. — From various parts of Yezo, found in the ground near the surface. 

 Made of obsidian and chert. From three-quarters of an iucli to over 2 inches in 

 length. Probably made by the Ainos and used by them within the historic 

 period. Ainos of Yezo, 1888. 150760 



Arrow poison. — Prepared from the root of the aconite plant. Used to kill bears. 

 The poison acts very quickly, and a wounded animal drops dead a few yards 

 from where he is struck. Ainos of Yezo, 1888. 150761, 150762 



Eat trap. — A kiud of bow-trap in which the animal is caught between the arrow head 

 and the frame of the trap. Ainos of Piratori, Yezo, 1888. 150761 



Hooked stick. — Used to hold the stew-pot over the fire. The stick is suspended from 

 the beams overhead by means of a slender rod or a bark rope. Ainos of Yezo, 

 1888. 150767 



Baby carrier.— The band is placed ai'ound the breast instead of on the forehead, as 

 with the Ainos. The child is carried in the sling on the back. Kurile Island 

 natives on the Island of Shikotau, Japan, 1888. 150768 



Aconite plant. — The leaves and flowers of the Aconitum Japonicum Thunb'g, from the 

 roots of which the Ainos make the arrow poisou. Island of Yezo, 1888. 150769 

 The following articles are the gift of the Sapporo Agricultural College: 



Dried fish. — Salmon dried and salted. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 1888. 150770 



Wooden spoon. — Rudely carved handle. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 1888. 150773 



Wooden dish with handle. — This form not observed among the Yezo Ainos. Length, 

 including handle, 15 inches ; width, 9 inches. (See Fig. 69.) Tsuishikari Ainos, 

 Yezo, 1888. 150774 



Bark fish tray. — A large flat tray of bark, with the sides turned up slightly, strength- 

 ened with bamboo strips and bound with bark filaments. Length, 18 inches ; 

 width, 12 inches. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 1888. 150775 



Oblong deep dish. — Dug out of a piece of wood, with a flat projection at one end for a 

 handle. Used as a rice bowl. Length, 12 inches. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 

 1888. 150776 



Wooden dish. — Wooden dish of peculiar shape ; one end deeply excavated, the other 

 end more shallow, resting on two legs. (See Fig. 69.) Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 

 1888. 150777 



Japanese short sword. — An old sword, regarded as a precious treasure by the people ; 

 doubtless a family heirloom. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 1888. 150778 



Man's coat. — Made of the ohiyo or elm-bark cloth ; embroidered with cotton yarn on 

 a blue-black cotton ground. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 1888. 159779 



Woman's coat. — Made of the ohiyo or elm-bark cloth ; precisely like a man's coat but 

 embroidered directly on the bark cloth with blue, red, and yellow cotton yarn. 

 Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 1888. 150780 



Belt. — Made of ohiyo; rather wider than the belts of the Yezo Ainos. Length 86 

 inches ; width 2 inches. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 1888. 150781 



Apron. — Made of ohiyo, with cotton embroidery. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 1888. 



150782 



Leggins. — Made of ohiyo cloth, embroidered with cotton. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 

 1888. 150783 



Bow. — A plain bow of the form common throughout Yezo. Tsuishikari Ainos, Yezo, 

 1888. 150784 



