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Ranges Ainu material beside Sami and Inuit - the only museum in Japan that treats the whole circumpolar north as one subject.
About this place
The Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples (北海道立北方民族博物館, Hokkaidō-ritsu Hoppō Minzoku Hakubutsukan) opened in Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1991. Dedicated to the various peoples of the North, across Eurasia and the Americas, the collection includes items relating to the Sámi, Nanai, Nivkhs, and Northwest Coast Indians, as well as the more local Okhotsk culture and Ainu.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1991 Highlights / collection：Ethnographic materials of the circumpolar peoples, Ainu and Inuit clothing Genre：Ainu and Ryukyu, Textiles and dyeing, Crafts and ceramics
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