Native Name | Mikoshi |
Object Number | 17198 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese | Shinto |
Provenience | Japan | Chicago |
Date Made | 19th Century - 1893 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Silk | Metal |
Iconography | Torii |
Description | Mikoshi. A miniature portable Shinto shrine used to hold an image of a deity. These are usually held during festivals via poles that run through the bottom of the shrine. These poles are missing from this model. The piece is also in poor condition. |
Credit Line | Gift of R. Stewart Culin, 1896 |
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