Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Dolls [lcsh]; Mythology, Japanese [lcsh];
The Kappa is known as the river goblin. It is said to cause swimming children to drown and to challenge people to sumo wrestling. It is also believed that horses that go into a river to drink or bathe are pulled into the water by the kappa and...
Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh]; Bodhidharma dolls [lcsh];
Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma. Daruma dolls (or wish dolls) are good luck charms in the Japanese culture. Typically, the eyes are not painted in until one makes a wish or sets a goal then one eye is painted in. When the wish or goal...
Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Bodhidharma dolls [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh];
Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma. Daruma dolls (or wish dolls) are good luck charms in the Japanese culture. Typically, the eyes are not painted in until one makes a wish or sets a goal then one eye is painted in. When the wish or goal...
Japanese Americans -- Religion [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Buddhism -- Customs and practices [lcsh]; Household shrines,...
Religious artifact belonging with the Butsudan (Buddhist family altar) that was handmade by the Kato family while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Butsudans are dedicated to the Dai-Mandala (the object of worship), Buddha, Nichiren Shonin,...
Japanese Americans -- Religion [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Buddhism -- Customs and practices [lcsh]; Household shrines,...
Holds religious artifacts on the Butsudan (Buddhist family altar) that was handmade by the Kato family while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Butsudans are dedicated to the Dai-Mandala (the object of worship), Buddha, Nichiren Shonin, and...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Gila River Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- Arizona [lcsh]; Wood-carving [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
The wooden base is made from a crate box. The pencil holder was made at Gila River Relocation Center.
Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Dedication services -- California [lcsh]; Cemeteries -- California [lcsh]; Paperweights [lcsh]; Japanese American Citizens' League [lcna];
The plaque reads "Tulelake Cemetary Dedication, September 10, 1989, Linkville Cemetery, Klamath Falls, OR, Sponsered by the Japanese American Citizens League."
Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Leatherwork [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center -- Pictorial works [lcsh];
Wallet made by Ronald Tutomi at Tule Lake Relocation Center.
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Wood-carving [lcsh]; Vase-painting [lcsh];
Made by Shigeichi Sumida while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Shigeichi Sumida was originally from Sacramento,...
Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Woodwork [lcsh]; Chests [lcsh];
Made by the Akamatsu family, originally from Walnut Grove, California. They resided at Ward 4, Block 7, #705C while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. They later transferred to Topaz Relocation Center.
Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Basket making [lcsh];
Made in an internment camp. Vase made by wrapping crepe paper around thin wire and covering with shellac. The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities. The internees created the items from scraps of wood,...
Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Basket making [lcsh];
Made in an internment camp. Vase made by wrapping crepe paper around thin wire and covering with shellac. The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities. The internees created the items from scraps of wood,...
Concentration camps -- Utah [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh]; Central Utah Relocation Center -- Pictorial works [lcna]; Kitchen utensils [lcsh];
Mr. Kurosawa was formerly a carpenter foreman. At Topaz Relocation Center, he became a block boiler man. On a hike, he picked up some abandoned animal traps. Using the boiler fire, he shaped the metal into knife blades. The handles were made from...
Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Woodwork [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
Made in an internment camp. The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities. The internees created the items from scraps of wood, waste items and bits from nature. They also made their own brushes, paints, and...
Concentration camps -- Utah [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Central Utah Relocation Center [lcna]; Stone carving [lcsh];
Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh];
Made at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Tule Lake Relocation Center and Topaz Relocation Center were on or near shell beds. When the surface supply of good shells was eventually exhausted, the internees dug for them in beds from one to four feet below...
Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
Tule Lake Relocation Center and Topaz Relocation Center were on or near shell beds. When the surface supply of good shells was eventually exhausted, the internees dug for them in beds from one to four feet below the ground. After gathering,...
