千島アイヌの失われた伝統的技術「テンキ」の博物館講座における復元の試み

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This paper introduces our trial for restoration of traditional technique to make the Kuril Ainu’s coiling basket Tenki through the hands-on workshop at the museum. A traditional bundle coiling basket Tenki is made of Tenki-gusa (Leymus moll is mollis). Although Tenki had been used by the Kuril Ainu, the Hokkaido and the Sakhalin Ainu had not. Because of forced emigration and cultural assimilation done by the Japanese and Russian government, customs and living environment of the Kuril Ainu were drastically changed in the 20th century). Finally, they have lost not only technique for making Tenki but also most of their traditional customs. This time, our trial for restoration referred to the Tenki collections which were exhibited at the Hokkaido Historical Museum and some resources of previous attempts of restoration for Tenki. Our hands-on workshops were held at the Asahikawa City Museum in 2011 and at the Ishikari Local Museum in 2012. A goal of both workshops is to make cocktail coaster with a diameter of 10 centimeters. Several technical features were revealed through preparation and processing of Tenki-gusa as well as making Tenki cocktail coaster. The paper describes process of making Tenki and provides observation about how the Kuril Ainu adopted vegetation into their culture.