Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race
Close this Window

Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race

Ainu Group Photo, 1930s

"Giant butterburs [a broad leaved plant]. The three women have tattoos around their mouths. Photo from the 1930s by Hayashi Shunshō, head priest of Ryūunji, Muroran."
From: Katsuichi, Honda. Harukor: An Ainu Woman's Tale. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.

 

Related Themes