These spatulas, which are often decorated with rich carvings ritual sake drinking (kamuynomi) to deliver prayers/prayers to the kamuy (souls/powerful beings). prayers/requests. The decorations include geometric patterns, which often the origins of the ikupasuy, or cut-outs and figurative representations such as fish or whales. fish or whales. The libation spatula made from Nippon maple wood (Japanese maple) is decorated with engraved patterns and scales. Both sides are sharpened and there are notches can be found as ownership marks (itokpa), as well as on the back, where these have the shape of two parallel wavy lines.