Height: 50cm Width: 34.5cm Thickness: 3.4cm This wood carving is a traditional Ainu craft. For the Ainu people, wood carving has been passed down as a job for men since ancient times. The work features carvings of grape clusters and a woman's profile, and it is thought to express Ainu culture and their view of nature. The wood of the Japanese pagoda tree (Inu-enju) is often used in Ainu wood carvings, as it is believed to have protective properties. In the past, patterns were carved on daily necessities and tools used in rituals, but after the Meiji era, they also began to be produced as souvenirs.