Prayer stick

Museum number:
9-1742
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
30 (original number) and 3 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.500EI
Description:
Ikupasuy ("prayer stick") used by the Ainu to communicate with gods
Donor:
Mrs. Omer C. Stewart and Omer C. Stewart
Collection place:
Nitai (NOT A NAME), Sakhalin Island, Japan
Culture or time period:
Ainu
Collector:
Kilton R. Stewart
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 15, 1936
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1962-1963 #58: San Francisco State University/Dan Hirano (May 22, 1963–May 27, 1963)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Prayer stick, accession number 9-1742, described as Ikupasuy ("prayer stick") used by the Ainu to communicate with godsHearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Prayer stick, accession number 9-1742, described as Ikupasuy ("prayer stick") used by the Ainu to communicate with godsHearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Prayer stick, accession number 9-1742, described as Ikupasuy ("prayer stick") used by the Ainu to communicate with godsHearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Prayer stick, accession number 9-1742, described as Ikupasuy ("prayer stick") used by the Ainu to communicate with godsHearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Prayer stick, accession number 9-1742, described as Ikupasuy ("prayer stick") used by the Ainu to communicate with gods
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 9-1742, described as Ikupasuy ("prayer stick") used by the Ainu to communicate with gods

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