Obihiro Centennial City Museum

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Tar
[Carrying rope]

tar
mose [Nettle]

Rope for carrying. A sash used for carrying cargo on the bearer’s back. The wide section is usually placed on the forehead, supporting the load of the luggage on the back.

Ainu Language in Use

The Ainu Language

チュㇰ アン コㇿ オロワノ ワ タㇱコㇿ アン コㇿ オロワノ モーセ カㇻ ワ アセ ワ サパン ワ チセ オㇱケン ア オ ワ ア アレ(中略)。
ワ ウパㇱ ルィ コㇿ ワ ウパㇱ ポロ コㇿ エソン パイェカィ アン エアィカㇷ゚ コㇿ モーセケㇷ゚ アン ワ タㇽ ア オㇱケ ウサ キ。

cuk an kor orowano wa taskor an kor orowano mose kar wa a se wa sap an wa cise osken a o wa a are (中略). wa upas rui kor wa upas poro kor eson payekay an eaykap kor mosekep an wa tar a oske usa ki.

Translation

When the weather grows colder in the fall, bunches of nettles are brought into the house to dry. [Partially omitted] After it snows and becomes impossible to walk around outside, the nettle fibers are extracted and braided into carrying ropes.