Obihiro Centennial City Museum

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Citarpe
[Patterned grass mat]

citarpe
iteseni [Mat weaving tool]
sikina [Bulrush]

Patterned grass mat. Placed underneath offerings and ceremonial tools during rituals, and also adorns the altars and the surrounding walls. It is made of bulrush, and the dyed inner bark of trees and cotton cloth are braided in.