Dokkoishi - Dokkoishi

Japanese: 独鈷石 - どっこいし
Dokkoishi - Dokkoishi

A polished or hammered stone tool similar in shape to the dokko (a Buddhist altar implement). It was developed mainly towards the end of the Jomon period, but some remain into the Yayoi period. It is around 10 to 20 centimeters long, with both ends shaped like a pickaxe, an axe or a hammer. Two ridges or a wide groove run all the way around the center, and in later periods it often becomes curved. It was apparently worn on the end of a stick and was a symbol of tribal authority. There are also examples painted crimson. Several hundred examples can be found, mainly in the Tohoku region.

[Makoto Watanabe]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

仏具の独鈷に形態が類似する磨製ないし敲打製(こうだせい)の石器。主として縄文時代晩期に発達するが、弥生(やよい)時代にも残存している。長さ10~20センチメートル内外で、両端はつるはし状、斧(おの)状、槌(つち)状を呈す。中央には二条の隆帯または幅広い溝が一周し、時期が下がると湾曲する例が多くなる。棒の先端に着装し族長権のシンボルとされたらしい。丹(に)塗りされた例もある。東北地方を中心に数百例みられる。

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