Mingei - Hawk/Taka {Sasano Bori Ningyo} 

Northern Honshu, Japan
19th century
{Mingei carving from Yamagata prefecture. Taka carvings have a history of about 1200 years.

This type of wood carving was dedicated to one of the shrines to pray for better wealth in the area.

A special knife {sarukuri}is used to carve this.
{Wood genus - Acanthopanax sciadophylloides}

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