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Holdings: 35mm slide: 16578
Date of Photo: 1978
World Region: Asia
Region: East Asia
Country: Japan
State/Province: Gumma
Archaeological Site Name: Kuwai and Godo
Period: Tumulus
Description: Japan, Haniwa warriors. Left: Warrior fully armored in visored helmet with cheek plates, long plated hauberk, and plated trousers. Ht. 125.7 cm. This figure is representative of the magnificently detailed haniwa warriors made in the Kanto region. National Treasure. Late Tumulus. Kuwai site, Ota, Gumma Prefecture. Tokyo National Museum. Right: Armored warrior with shoulder quiver. Ht. 131.5 cm. This figure, along with that in plate 72, is a p
Image Categories: Artifact Function: Religion or Ritual; Artifact Material: Ceramic
Source Type Detail: Book Citation: "Haniwa," by Fumio Miki; Pl. 72-73, p. 77. New York: Weatherhill, 1974.

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Full citation: "Japan, Haniwa warriors. Left: Warrior fully armored in visored helmet with cheek plates, long plated hauberk, and plated trousers. Ht. 125.7 cm. This figure is representative of the magnificently detailed haniwa warriors made in the Kanto region. National Treasure. Late Tumulus. Kuwai site, Ota, Gumma Prefecture. Tokyo National Museum. Right: Armored warrior with shoulder quiver. Ht. 131.5 cm. This figure, along with that in plate 72, is a p". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-22609/22609. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 28, 2024.