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. Flat stick carved to a point at the front end and made of hardwood. The The surface is decorated with notched ornaments. Seven raised bars on the top. A carved "tongue" (parunpe) on the underside. Three notch marks at each end as ownership marks (itokpa). These marks denote the owner's affiliation to a particular to a particular male lineage.