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Language: Ainu
Language: Ainu

Libation spatula

Flat, tongue-shaped (parunpe) carved wooden stick at the front end Wooden stick, the rear end cut off flat. The rear half of the surface is decorated with decorated with wavy, counter-rotating notched ornaments. This type of implement is for repeated use. Notched cuts at both ends as ownership marks (itokpa). These marks indicate that the owner belongs to a particular male lineage. lineage. Two further ownership marks (shiroshi) are incised on the underside. are incised on the underside.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
ceremonial objects
Dimensions
7 x 316 x 28 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 25387
Other number(s)
RJM 1910/05 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

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