inau

Language: Ainu
Language: Ainu

inao

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 has a short shape, with the lower part appearing broken off. appears to be broken off. Upper part with bracing from above, this partly lost.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
ceremonial objects
Dimensions
55 x 324 x 93 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 25311
Other number(s)
RJM 1910/05 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

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