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Kibori Kuma | Hand Carved Wood Bear | Japanese Hand Carved Ainu Bear

Kibori Kuma | Hand Carved Wood Bear | Japanese Hand Carved Ainu Bear

Vintage Kibori Kuma (木彫り熊) - meaning carved wood bear. These bears were first made in the 1920s by farmers in Yakumo, Hokkaido and later Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Production began when a leader of the Tokugawa clan suggested the farmers carve these iconic bears in the colder seasons when crops could not grow.

  • Wood
  • 20th Century
  • 14.5" x 7.5" x 9" (length, width, height)  
  • FA-AB006
$175.00
Kibori Kuma | Hand Carved Wood Bear | Japanese Hand Carved Ainu Bear
$175.00
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Vintage Kibori Kuma (木彫り熊) - meaning carved wood bear. These bears were first made in the 1920s by farmers in Yakumo, Hokkaido and later Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Production began when a leader of the Tokugawa clan suggested the farmers carve these iconic bears in the colder seasons when crops could not grow.

  • Wood
  • 20th Century
  • 14.5" x 7.5" x 9" (length, width, height)  
  • FA-AB006