Vintage Japanese Akita Namahage Oni ogre bottle opener, signed metal opener, New

...Years good luck charm A solid metal soda or beer bottle opener, shaped like a Namahage. The Namahage are demonlike beings portrayed by young men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes (mino) during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture. For the people of Oga, Namahage are visiting gods who come at the turning point of the year to warn against laziness and bring good health, fruit from the fields and bounty from the mountains and sea. In good condition! Size: 5 inches tall (12.5 cm)