Ōnusa

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Ōnusa
Ōnusa
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Ōnusa (大麻?) or Haraegushi (祓串?) are wooden wands used in Shinto ritual. They are decorated with many shide (paper streamers). They are waved left and right in a purification ritual.

Ōnusa are not to be confused with hataki, which look somewhat similar.

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