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 is slightly curved and tapered at the lower end. The bark has been removed, only the shorter, upper section with bark, including the remains of bracing which made from below. Two notches (itokpa marks) at the upper end, which serve to identify the to a group or family.