Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Stool Vtg Side Table Sculpture Hokkaido AB112 spool Box corners torn in two

Box corners torn in two places

11 cm long x 18

196 cm long x 60 cm wide ( Ends 66 cm wide)

This large coffee tray has a beautiful carmine red color on the top and is black on the bottom

Turtle 45 cm long x 24

Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Stool Vtg Side Table Sculpture Hokkaido AB112 spool Box corners torn in twoVintage Japanese Ainu Wood Carved Stool with Bear Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan, this stool or small side table with an intricately hand carved bear with a fish is a traditional Ainu folk handicraft. In Ainu spirituality, bears and other animals are considered vehicles for the divine. Bear sculptures in particular were also used to represent thanks to the animal for providing meat and furs long ago. Brown Wood C1970 Item weight: 1817 grams