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Dancing Haniwas!

Haniwa are terracotta figures made during the japanese Kofun period (300-600 A.D. approx.) for ritual uses and as funerary objects. And they were the inspiration for Animal Crossing series gyroids!
The ones I made feature two dancers and are one of the most famous haniwas all over Japan. You can see them on display in Tokyo National Museum.
There are 3 types, freshly made, already dry and metallic (based on a concept made la few years ago for a class assignment).

Freshly made

Freshly made

Old and dry

Old and dry

Metallic

Metallic

Metallic and creepy

Metallic and creepy

All together

All together

Original haniwas at Tokyo National Museum

Original haniwas at Tokyo National Museum

Old metallic haniwa concept from 2019

Old metallic haniwa concept from 2019