Shell bracelet - Kaikushiro

Japanese: 貝釧 - かいくしろ
Shell bracelet - Kaikushiro
In the Jomon period, they were made by drilling holes in bivalves and sewing them together to wear on the upper arm, but in the Kofun period, they were more commonly made of conch shells, with some made of bronze and modeled after the Suijigai shell.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 貝製の腕輪。縄文時代では二枚貝に穴をあけ多数をつづり合わせて上腕にはめたが、古墳時代には巻き貝に穴をあけて腕にはめる形式のものが多く、スイジガイを模した青銅製のものもある。

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