DepartmentAsia
Ikupasuy (ceremonial stick)
NameCeremonial or prayer stick
Artist
Unrecorded Ainu artist
CultureAinu
Date1868 - 1912
Place madeHOKKAIDO, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN, East Asia, ASIA
Mediumwood
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 1 1/8 in., 3/16 in. (35.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1986.539.61
DescriptionShaped, carved hardwood. One end wider. 2 designs in squares near top, one repeated near lower end. Top and bottom are triangular and cut down in shallow scoop. Center of front is plain; back is flat.Meiji Period - Donor
ca. 1960s
Mid-20th century
ca 1915, staff