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[[File:Inaw.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Three ''inaw'' on display at the East-West Center Gallery in Honolulu]]
[[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.
''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. Only men are traditionally involved in their carving.
The ''inaw'' are believed to transform into [[silver]] and [[gold]] in the spirit world.<ref>Gallery labels, "Master - An Ainu Story," photo exhibit by Adam Isfendiyar, SOAS Brunei Gallery, Fall 2018.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/40674204243/sizes/l/]</ref>
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==References==
==References==
*Gallery labels, "Ainu Treasures," East-West Center Gallery, Feb 2013.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8523755324/sizes/l]
*Gallery labels, "Ainu Treasures," East-West Center Gallery, Feb 2013.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8523755324/sizes/l]
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[[Category:Religion]]
[[Category:Religion]]