{"product_id":"ainu-ikupasuy-3","title":"Ainu Ikupasuy","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ainu had very few prized personal possessions. For women, this included their sewing needles, while for men this included their knives (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emakiri)\u003c\/em\u003e and prayer sticks \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(ikupasuy)\u003c\/em\u003e. The Ainu relied completely on their \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eikupasuy\u003c\/em\u003e to communicate with their gods. Because the Ainu do not pray directly to their gods, the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eikupasuy\u003c\/em\u003e acts as an intermediary between worshipper and the gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSee: Ainu, Spirit of A Northern People, Fitzhugh and Dubriel, 1999. P. 327-334\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSternberg, Leo. “The Ainu Problem.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnthropos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, vol. 24, no. 5\/6, 1929, pp. 755–799. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45283236839579,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/93565DF5-C70B-4D94-9E90-FFCDAEFD34DE.jpg?v=1721610590","url":"https:\/\/mingeiarchive.com\/products\/ainu-ikupasuy-3","provider":"Mingei Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}