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Food offering made to slain bear in Ainu ritual worshipping of new bear god. The Ainu are the indigenous people of Japan. They live on the island of Hokkaido.
Location:Shiraoi, Japan
Date taken:1946
Photographer:Alfred Eisenstaedt
Size:1280 x 1027 pixels (17.8 x 14.3 inches)
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