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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.

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