The inao, which are mostly carved from willow wood, are used for communication with the kamuy (souls/ powerful beings). Depending on which kamuy or in which ceremony they are used, they vary in shape. their form. Through them, requests for hunting success, the protection of the family, the house and the the settlement to the deities, but also to express gratitude for favours received. favours. The ceremonial staff consists of two parts that are tied together with a plant fibre. bound together with a plant fibre. The bark is still preserved at the lower, diagonally cut end, The upper end is left cylindrical, without bark. The adjoining part is cut to a square cut to a square cross-section.