Disambiguation evidence for shimenawa via surface form

"Shimenawa"


As subject (45)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Shimenawa".

Predicate Object
associatedWith Shinto altar
associatedWith kami
associatedWith torii
category Japanese religious objects
category Shinto objects
color straw-colored
countryOfOrigin Japan
culture Japanese culture
etymologyLanguage Japanese
function mark purified space
function mark sacred space
function ward off evil spirits
hasComponent shide
hasComponent twisted rope
hasRitual installation ceremony
hasVariant household shimenawa
hasVariant large shrine shimenawa
installedAt entrance of sacred areas
instanceOf Shinto ritual object
instanceOf religious symbol
madeFrom hemp
madeFrom rice straw
maintenance periodic replacement
materialType natural fiber
placedAround sumo wrestling ring
placedOn Shinto shrine building
placedOn sacred rock
placedOn sacred tree
placedOn torii gate
reasonForReplacement maintain ritual purity
relatedConcept yorishiro
religion Shinto
religiousTradition Japanese folk religion
shape twisted rope
symbolizes boundary between sacred and profane
symbolizes presence of kami
symbolizes purity
usedBy Shinto
surface form: Shinto priests
usedBy Shinto worshippers
usedDuring New Year celebrations in Japan
usedFor consecration of objects
usedFor ritual purification
usedIn Shinto ritual
usedIn Shinto shrine
writingSystem Japanese script