The ancient statue (いにしえのちょうこく, inishienochoukoku?, ancient sculpture) is a statue that appears in the Animal Crossing series. It makes its debut in New Leaf and is available to be purchased at Crazy Redd's and can be collected by Happy Home Handbook in Happy Home Designer.
Dogū are small humanoid or animal figurines that were only manufactured during the Jōmon period (14,000 - 400 BC) in prehistoric Japan. These were believed to destroy illnesses and other misfortunes. The majority of examples of Dogū are supposedly modeled after female goddesses, having big eyes, small waists, and large hips which also suggest an association with fertility and shamanistic rites. Furthermore, the difference in the details of each Dogū depended on the area it was made.
Many of the Dogū, ranging from 10 - 30 cm tall were not entirely intact and were missing arms, legs, or other body parts, which in many cases are believed to be cut off in fertility rituals.
In New Horizons the sculpture can be donated to the museum and be added to the art gallery. As this sculpture can be bought from Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler, players should keep in mind that they may be purchasing a forgery. The fake statue is one of the multiple haunted art pieces, and when interacted with at night, will begin to float.
Statue information[]
Item Name | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | |
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Ancient statue (New Leaf) | 3,920 | 490 | Crazy Redd | |
Ancient statue (New Horizons) | 4,980 | 1,245 | Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler |
Donation to the museum[]
After donating it to the museum, a museum label will give a description of the sculpture. In New Horizons, the museum label reads:
Jōmon Period "Dogū" Figurine Shakōki-dogūArtist Unknown, 1000-400 BCEFired potteryA mysterious, riveting doll made from kneaded, unglazed dirt during the Jōmon period. Its large round eyes resemble goggles that intercept light, so its name should come as no surprise. "Shakōki" means "light-intercepting goggles," and a dogū is a small animal figurine.
Authenticity[]
In New Leaf[]
In New Leaf, the forged statue has halfway opened eyes, whereas the genuine has closed eyes. | ||
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In New Horizons[]
In New Horizons, the forgery has antennae attached to its head. The forged version's facial features also glow blue at random times. | ||
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In Happy Home Designer[]
After Day 9 in-game, go to the saving place and sit down at your desk. Pick the "Study the handbook" option, you can complete "Art Collection" lesson with 1 play coins. It adds 33 pieces of artwork and 22 forgeries to your collection.
Further Information[]
- Main article: Dogū on Wikipedia
In other languages[]
List of artwork and sculptures | |
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Painting · Sculpture | |
Paintings | Academic painting · Amazing painting · Basic painting · Calm painting · Classic painting · Common painting · Dainty painting · Detailed painting · Dynamic painting · Famous painting · Fine painting · Flowery painting · Glowing painting · Graceful painting · Jolly painting · Lovely painting · Moody painting · Moving painting · Mysterious painting · Neutral painting · Nice painting · Opulent painting · Perfect painting · Proper painting · Quaint painting · Rare painting · Scary painting · Scenic painting · Serene painting · Sinking painting · Solemn painting · Strange painting · Twinkling painting · Warm painting · Wild painting · Wistful painting · Worthy painting |
Sculptures | Ancient statue · Beautiful statue · Familiar statue · Gallant statue · Great statue · Informative statue · Motherly statue · Mystic statue · Robust statue · Rock-head statue · Tremendous statue · Valiant statue · Warrior statue |
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