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[[File:Inaw.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Three ''inaw'' on display at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu]]
''Inaw'' are offerings used in [[Ainu]] rituals. Made from sticks of dogwood or willow that have been shaved, they are seen as messengers to the ''[[kamui]]'' (spirits), and are also used in combatting or exorcising evil spirits.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, "Ainu Treasures," East-West Center Gallery, Feb 2013.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8523755324/sizes/l]
[[Category:Religion]]
''Inaw'' are offerings used in [[Ainu]] rituals. Made from sticks of dogwood or willow that have been shaved, they are seen as messengers to the ''[[kamui]]'' (spirits), and are also used in combatting or exorcising evil spirits.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, "Ainu Treasures," East-West Center Gallery, Feb 2013.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8523755324/sizes/l]
[[Category:Religion]]