˛amyayu (Baton)

Used by singers to beat time on a log, during ceremonial dances.

Drum baton or beater. Brown wood cylindrical baton that tapers downward to an outward flaring handle end. Carved with a fish design. Has red eyes and an open red mouth with teeth. The dorsal fin is a lance-olate leaf-shape with an inverted split u at the tip. Has side fins. The upward turned tail has a face with diagonal lines along the upper portion at each end with a dot at the tip.