haniwa
[ hah-nee-wah ]
/ ˈhɑ niˌwɑ /
noun, plural ha·ni·wa.
any of the terra-cotta models of people, animals, and houses from the Yayoi period of Japanese culture.
Origin of haniwa
1965–70; < Japanese, earlier
faniwa, equivalent to
fani red clay +
wa wheel