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[td][[File:Ainu ceremonial dress.jpg|thumb|Ainu ceremonial dress, [[British Museum]]]][/td]
[td][[File:Ainu ceremonial dress.jpg|thumb|Ainu ceremonial dress, [[British Museum]]]][/td]
[td]Never shaving after a certain age, the men have full [[beard]]s and [[moustache]]s. Men and women alike cut their hair level with the shoulders at the sides of the head, trimmed semi-circularly behind.{{cn|date=July 2025}} The women tattoo ({{lang|ain|anchi-piri}}) their mouths and sometimes their forearms. The mouth tattoos start at a young age with a small spot on the upper lip, gradually increasing in size. The soot deposited on a pot hung over a fire of [[birch bark]] is used for color.{{cn|date=July 2025}}[/td]
[td]Never shaving after a certain age, the men have full [[beard]]s and [[moustache]]s. Men and women alike cut their hair level with the shoulders at the sides of the head, trimmed semi-circularly behind.{{cn|date=July 2025}} The women tattoo ({{transliteration|ain|anchi-piri}}) their mouths and sometimes their forearms. The mouth tattoos start at a young age with a small spot on the upper lip, gradually increasing in size. The soot deposited on a pot hung over a fire of [[birch bark]] is used for color.{{cn|date=July 2025}}[/td]
[td]Traditional Ainu dress consists of a robe spun from the inner bark of the [[elm|elm tree]], called {{lang|ain-Latn|attusi}} or {{lang|ain-Latn|attush}}. The various styles consist generally of a simple short robe with straight sleeves, folded around the body, and tied with a band around the waist. The sleeves end at the wrist or forearm, and the length generally is to the calves. Women also wear an undergarment of Japanese cloth.<ref name= "EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Ainu |volume=1|pages=441–442}} Citations:[/td]
[td]Traditional Ainu dress consists of a robe spun from the inner bark of the [[elm|elm tree]], called {{lang|ain-Latn|attusi}} or {{lang|ain-Latn|attush}}. The various styles consist generally of a simple short robe with straight sleeves, folded around the body, and tied with a band around the waist. The sleeves end at the wrist or forearm, and the length generally is to the calves. Women also wear an undergarment of Japanese cloth.<ref name= "EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Ainu |volume=1|pages=441–442}} Citations:[/td]
[td]* [[John Batchelor (missionary)|Rev. John Batchelor]], ''The Ainu and their Folk-lore'' (London, 1901)[/td]
[td]* [[John Batchelor (missionary)|Rev. John Batchelor]], ''The Ainu and their Folk-lore'' (London, 1901)[/td]

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