Hairpin
Final Jōmon period (ca. 1000–300 BCE)
Not on view
The Jōmon period is the earliest period in Japanese history, lasting from roughly 14,000 to 300 BCE. Using materials such as bone, antlers, and stone, the Jōmon people created not only utilitarian objects, such as harpoons and arrowheads, which supported their hunter-gatherer lifestyle, but also a variety of jewelry and objects used for religious purposes. Hairpins such as this one are relatively common, and may have had a spiritual as well as decorative purpose.
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