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An object held by a dancer in a Shinto ritual art such as Kagura. It can also be written as torimono or tsukumono. Mikagura at the Imperial Court consists of a section on collecting objects and a section on front decorations. The section on collecting objects includes nine items: sakaki (a branch of a tree), mitengura (a sacred offering), tsue (a walking stick), sasa (a bamboo grass), bow, tsurugi (a sword), hoko (a spear), hisago (a ladle), and kazura (a kudzu). The main focus is singing songs about the objects, and there is no dancing, but the significance lies in singing songs related to the objects to accompany them. The objects were originally objects that divine spirits would reside in. Even in folk Kagura, the basic form was to dance while holding the objects. Sakaki (a branch of a tree), mitengura (a sacred offering), and fans are the most commonly used, followed by canes, bows, swords, and trays. In some places, such as Shiiba Kagura in Miyazaki Prefecture, the performers hold items such as a bow or a sacred wand, chant a shogyo (chanting) that explains the origin of the god, and summon the god to the item before dancing.

[Nobuo Watanabe]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

神楽(かぐら)などの神事芸能で舞人が手に持つ物。取物、執物とも書く。宮廷の御神楽(みかぐら)は、採物の部と前張(さいばり)の次第からなるが、採物の部は榊(さかき)・幣(みてぐら)・杖(つえ)・篠(ささ)・弓・剣(つるぎ)・鉾(ほこ)・杓(ひさご)・葛(かずら)の9種。採物の歌をうたうことが主で、舞を伴っていないが、採物にちなむ歌をうたうことによって、採物を囃(はや)すところに意味がある。採物は本来、神霊の依(よ)りつく依り代(しろ)であった。民間の神楽でもその基本形は採物を持って舞うことにあった。榊・幣・扇などがもっとも多く用いられるが、ついで杖・弓・剣・盆などがある。宮崎県の椎葉(しいば)神楽などのように弓や御幣(ごへい)などの、採物を持ち神の由来を説く唱教(しょうぎょう)（唱行）を唱えて採物に神を下ろしてから舞を行うところもある。

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