A comprehensive study to construct a theoretical framework for the northern trade area where Hokkaido and Tohoku are the center of trade

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25580150
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University of Education
• Principal Investigator: MOMOSE HIBIKI 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (10271727)
• Research Collaborator: KIKUCHI Isao 宮城学院女子大学, 学芸学部, 教授 (20186191) ; SHINADA Sanae 國學院大學, 北海道短期大学部, 兼任講師
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 北方交易圏 / アイヌ / アイヌ玉 / 陶磁器 / し好品 / 余市場所 / 近世北海道災害史 / 口頭伝承

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we made a catalog where trade material is located to be carried out between Honshu (mainly Tohoku District) and Hokkaido early in the present age from the ancient times and analyzed these materials.
Especially in trade with the Ainu, in relation to prestige goods, Koshida studied ornaments glass beads and Sekine researched on ceramics. Kikuchi analyzed cigarettes favorite items. Furthermore, Endo revealed what kind of actions both Ainu and Japanese(Wajin) made about materials managed by the Ainu(including horses) during disasters. And Shinada studied how trade goods are handled in folklore in Ainu. Momose published the articles about supplies and payment for Ainu at fishing labor in 1880s' Hokkaido.Then Momose made a material catalog in this research and collected papers.

Free Research Field

アイヌ・北方民族に関する文化人類学的研究