Clay Figurine (Dogu): Front

Front Final Jomon period. This has been called the "figurine with sun goggles or snow goggles" (shakoki dogu) because the large eyes with horizontal lines in the middle resemble the goggles (shakoki) used by Eskimos for coping with the reflection from bright snow.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unknown
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Sculpture
East Asian: Japanese: Jomon
Japanese
eskimo*
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/157768
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spelling ftpennstateuncdm:oai:digital.libraries.psu.edu:arthist2/157768 2023-05-15T16:06:42+02:00 Clay Figurine (Dogu): Front Unknown 1000-300 BCE Asia, Japan, Aomori Prefecture, Kizukuri Town, Kamegaoka site, discovery; Asia, Japan, Bunkacho, Agency for Cultural Affairs, repository Hollow clay, traces of red paint on head and in grooves Height: 34.5 cm JPEG http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/157768 unknown Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections 05_3515_02_S 05.3515.02.S http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/157768 This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications. Sculpture East Asian: Japanese: Jomon Japanese Image ftpennstateuncdm 2022-08-30T09:03:50Z Front Final Jomon period. This has been called the "figurine with sun goggles or snow goggles" (shakoki dogu) because the large eyes with horizontal lines in the middle resemble the goggles (shakoki) used by Eskimos for coping with the reflection from bright snow. Still Image eskimo* PennState: Digital Collections
institution Open Polar
collection PennState: Digital Collections
op_collection_id ftpennstateuncdm
language unknown
topic Sculpture
East Asian: Japanese: Jomon
Japanese
spellingShingle Sculpture
East Asian: Japanese: Jomon
Japanese
Unknown
Clay Figurine (Dogu): Front
topic_facet Sculpture
East Asian: Japanese: Jomon
Japanese
description Front Final Jomon period. This has been called the "figurine with sun goggles or snow goggles" (shakoki dogu) because the large eyes with horizontal lines in the middle resemble the goggles (shakoki) used by Eskimos for coping with the reflection from bright snow.
format Still Image
author Unknown
author_facet Unknown
author_sort Unknown
title Clay Figurine (Dogu): Front
title_short Clay Figurine (Dogu): Front
title_full Clay Figurine (Dogu): Front
title_fullStr Clay Figurine (Dogu): Front
title_full_unstemmed Clay Figurine (Dogu): Front
title_sort clay figurine (dogu): front
url http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/157768
op_coverage 1000-300 BCE
Asia, Japan, Aomori Prefecture, Kizukuri Town, Kamegaoka site, discovery; Asia, Japan, Bunkacho, Agency for Cultural Affairs, repository
genre eskimo*
genre_facet eskimo*
op_relation Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections
05_3515_02_S
05.3515.02.S
http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/157768
op_rights This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications.
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