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Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples

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The Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples (Hokkaidō-ritsu Hoppō Minzoku Hakubutsukan) opened in Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1991. Dedicated to the various peoples of the North, across Eurasia and the Americas, the collection includes items relating to the Sámi, Nanai, Nivkhs, and Northwest Coast Indians, as well as the more local Okhotsk culture and Ainu.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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