Editing Ainu people (section)

===Appearance and dress===
[[File:Ainu ceremonial dress.jpg|thumb|Ainu ceremonial dress, [[British Museum]]]]
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. 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.
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:
* [[John Batchelor (missionary)|Rev. John Batchelor]], ''The Ainu and their Folk-lore'' (London, 1901)
* [[Isabella Bird]] (Mrs Bishop), ''Korea and her Neighbours'' (1898)
* [[Basil Hall Chamberlain]], ''Language, Mythology and Geographical Nomenclature of Japan viewed in the Light of Aino Studies and Aino Fairy-tales'' (1895)
* Romyn Hitchcock, ''The Ainos of Japan'' (Washington, 1892)
* [[Heinrich von Siebold|H. von Siebold]], ''Über die Aino'' (Berlin, 1881)</ref>
In winter, the skins of animals are worn, with leggings of [[deerskin]] and, in Sakhalin, boots made from the skin of dogs or [[Oncorhynchus|salmon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/Columbia_river_basin/posterback.html |title=Columbia River Basin |date=February 25, 2009 |website=[[Bureau of Land Management]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225075127/http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/Columbia_river_basin/posterback.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009}}</ref> Ainu culture regards earrings, traditionally made from grapevines, as gender-neutral. Women also wear a beaded necklace called a [[tamasay]].<ref name="EB1911" /> Modern craftswomen weave and embroider traditional garments that command very high prices.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}