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