These beautifully decorated wooden spoons are called 'tos karak', which means 'nine eyes', referring to the nine compartments in the scooper-part of the spoon.
In traditional shamanism, such as the lineage of Spirit of Wolf Shamans, tos karak are used as offering spoons during ritual. They are used to sprinkle milk or other sacred liquids around in the sacred area, such as the place of a kamlanie fire ritual, as an offering to the Great Spirits of Sky and Sun, the cardinal directions and the spirits of the place.
These tos karak are handmade from birch wood by an artisan woodworker in Tuva and come to us via our friends at Shaman Bazar.
There are multiple ones available. They are sold per piece. You can choose your favorite one via the selection-menu. On one of the overview pictures we have added numbers to the spoons, referring to their number in the selection-menu.
The length of the spoons varies from 16 centimeters (the smallest one, #6) to 26 centimeters (the largest one, #13).
