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title: Young Woman Haniwa
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9520/young-woman-haniwa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Young Woman Haniwa

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Young Woman Haniwa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9520.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9520.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is the head from what was originally a complete figure. The young woman's hair is tied in loops, her face is partly painted red, and she wears a bead necklace. This suggests that she may be a performer of a ritual dance or a shaman. The "[haniwa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Haniwa/)" is said to come from Naka-cho, Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki prefecture, eastern [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). Terracotta, earthenware, handmade technique. Made in Japan, c. 500s CE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 26). Young Woman Haniwa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9520/young-woman-haniwa/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Young Woman Haniwa." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 26, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9520/young-woman-haniwa/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Young Woman Haniwa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9520/young-woman-haniwa/>.

## License & Copyright

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