noun
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; Jōmon period humanoid figurine
Archaeological term for a distinctive type of clay figurine from the late Jōmon period, characterized by large, goggle-like eyes.
青森県の遺跡から遮光器土偶が出土した。
A goggle-eyed clay figure was excavated from a site in Aomori Prefecture.
遮光器土偶は縄文時代後期の代表的な土偶です。
The goggle-eyed clay figure is a representative figurine of the late Jōmon period.
土偶 is the general term for clay figurines from the Jōmon period; 遮光器土偶 specifies the goggle-eyed variety.
From 遮光器 (shakōki, 'light-blocking device', referring to the goggle-like eyes) + 土偶 (dogū, 'clay figurine'). The name describes the figurine's distinctive eye shape.