Dogu (土偶, Dogū) (1000-400 BC),
"goggle-eyed type" figurine.
Tokyo National Museum, Japan.

Dogu (土偶, Dogū) are small humanoid figurines, made during the late Jōmon period of Ancient Japan. Made from clay, these figurines were never realistic, but rather were distorted into fascinating shapes. The Dogū tend to have large faces, small arms and hands, and compact bodies. Some wear goggles or have heart-shaped faces. Most have marks on the face, chest and shoulders, which suggest tattooing, and were probably incised with bamboo. Download high resolution version (429x607, 161 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Download high resolution version (429x607, 161 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... (Redirected from 1000 BC) Centuries: 12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC Decades: 1050s BC 1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC - 1000s BC - 990s BC 980s BC 970s BC 960s BC 950s BC Events and Trends 1006 BC - David becomes king of the ancient Israelites (traditional... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC - 400s BC - 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC Years: 405 BC 404 BC 403 BC 402 BC 401 BC - 400 BC - 399 BC 398 BC... The Tokyo National Museum. ... A rare Dresden porcelain figurine Figurine is a diminutive form of the word figure, and generally refers to a small, human-made object that represents some sort of being. ... Characters for Jōmon (Cord marks). The Jomon period (Japanese: 縄文時代 Jōmon-jidai) is the time in Japanese pre-history from about 10,000 BCE to 300 BCE. Most scholars agree that by around 40,000 BCE glaciation had connected the Japanese islands with the Asian mainland. ... Ancient Japan is a term used for the early periods of Japanese history. ... The Gay Head cliffs in Marthas Vineyard are made almost entirely of natural clays. ... Watersport goggles Blowtorching goggles and safety helmet Goggles are a form of protective eyewear that usually enclose the eye area to prevent particulates or chemicals from striking the eyes. ... Leopard on shoulder A tattoo is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin: in technical terms, tattooing is micro-pigment implantation. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ...

Dogū appears early Jōmon period, and it is not made in Yayoi period. Same as Jomon pottery, Dogū has various styles by an exhumation area and the generation. According to the National Museum of Japanese History, the exhumation total number of all over Japan is approximately 15,000 bodies. Exhumation distribution deviates to East Japan, and in West Japan is rare. Characters for Jōmon (Cord marks). The Jomon period (Japanese: 縄文時代 Jōmon-jidai) is the time in Japanese pre-history from about 10,000 BCE to 300 BCE. Most scholars agree that by around 40,000 BCE glaciation had connected the Japanese islands with the Asian mainland. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei Yayoi (弥生時代) is an era in Japan from 300...

The purpose of the Dogū remains unclear, but most likely, the dogu acted as effigies of people, that manifested some kind of sympathetic magic. For example, it may have been believed that illnesses could be transferred into the Dogū, then destroyed, clearing the illness, or any other misfortune. The effigy of John Gower in Southwark Cathedral, London. ... Magic (also called magick to distinguish it from stage magic) is a supposed way of influencing the world through supernatural, mystical, or paranormal means. ...

• Reference / 土偶(Dogū) = 土(do)偶(gū) = 土(cray), 偶(idol, figurine)

Examples of well-known Dogū

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• "heart shaped (or crescent-shaped eyebrow) type" figurine.
• "horned-owl type" figurine.
• "goggle-eyed type" figurine.
• "pregnant woman type" figurine. etc.

See also

• Haniwa
• Jōmon period, Japan
• Tokyo National Museum

The Haniwa (埴輪) are funerary figures (literally, clay rings), found in thousands of kofun era tombs (3rd-6th century CE) scattered throughout Japan. ... Characters for Jōmon (Cord marks). The Jomon period (Japanese: 縄文時代 Jōmon-jidai) is the time in Japanese pre-history from about 10,000 BCE to 300 BCE. Most scholars agree that by around 40,000 BCE glaciation had connected the Japanese islands with the Asian mainland. ... The Tokyo National Museum. ...

External links

• Tokyo National Museum
• The National Museum of Japanese History
• Dogū from the Jomon period, a photographic imagery database - Tokyo University, Japan