Ikupasuy

Description

Prayer stick (ikupasuy), carved wooden stick with pointed end, incised pattern, white metal studs, and owner's mark, used in Ainu ceremonies to deliver prayers : Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu

Museum reference

A.1909.499.53 D

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Ikupasuy, Prayer stick

Production information

Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia

Style / Culture

Ainu people, Japanese

Materials

Wood, White metal

Physical description

Carved wood; white metal studs, incised pattern

Exhibitions

• A Scottish Physician's View: Craft and Spirit of the Ainu from the N. G. Munro Collection (26 Apr 2002 - 01 Sep 2002)
  Historical Museum of Hokkaido
  Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History

References

A Scottish Physician's View: Craft and Spirit of the Ainu from the N. G. Munro Collection (2002), no. 81 (p.43)