Donor Name:

National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Length - Object:

34.5 cm

Width - Object:

6 cm

Height - Object:

5 cm

Culture:

Ainu  Search this

Object Type:

Prayer Stick

Place:

Japan, Asia

Accession Date:

16 Jun 2005

Notes:

Long flat stick with one pointed end. Small shavings carved out, but still attached. Lines and notches cut near ends and center. According to Chisato Dubreuil, the "kike-ush-pasuy", a winged-tufted prayer stick, is usually made of willow. It is used only for the bear "iyomante" for sending the bear's spirit back to the god land. A patrilineal ancestral sign was incised in the stick to identify the prayer sender to the gods. Made for the 1999 NMNH exhibit "Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People" using traditional Ainu materials and techniques.

Record Last Modified:

1 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2026093

USNM Number:

E430628-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a1d9828f-7cbb-4a1c-92b0-7fc4b2db70ea

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8542110