Japan Set of thirty AINU moustache raisers, (KIKE-USKA-BASHUI) Wood lacquered and carved with geometric or stylized patterns, sometimes figurative. In six cases Light wood box Total length about 35 cm Note: the Ainu used these objects when they drank wine, in order to keep their whiskers out of the drink, as it was considered particularly impolite for it to dip in. The moustache lifter also had a votive role, as it was used to offer to the gods a few drops of wine placed at the end of the object.
Japan Set of thirty AINU moustache raisers, (KIKE-USKA-BASHUI) Wood lacquered and carved with geometric or stylized patterns, sometimes figurative. In six cases Light wood box Total length about 35 cm Note: the Ainu used these objects when they drank wine, in order to keep their whiskers out of the drink, as it was considered particularly impolite for it to dip in. The moustache lifter also had a votive role, as it was used to offer to the gods a few drops of wine placed at the end of the object.
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