イナウ

noun

inaw; ritual wood shaving stick

Ainu ritual object: a stick or wand with attached wood shavings, used in prayers and offerings to the spiritual world.

from Ainu

• アイヌの儀ぎ式しきでは、イナウを神かみ々がみに捧ささげる。

  In Ainu rituals, inaw are offered to the gods.

• 博はく物ぶつ館かんで様さま々ざまな形かたちのイナウが展てん示じされている。

  Various shapes of inaw are displayed at the museum.