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, which are bound together by plant fibres or chips. fibres or shavings. There are also two longer bracings preserved here, which are, however tied to the inao with shavings.