In some religions, a red resin called fardela was smeared over this kind of religious object.
In some religions, a red resin called fardela was smeared over this kind of religious object. Ernst Manker wrote a two-volume treatise on this sort of object used extensively in Lapp religion, which was covered with runes and said to be the "compass" of the Sami people. In another religion, a "living" sort of this object called a mitigwakik (MITT-ee-gwah-KEEK) was created by filling a log with water and was chiefly used by the Ojibwe. In yet another religious tradition, a spirit called an ana inhabits this kind of object and is used by an akpwon. The large Iya, the medium-sized Itotele, and the smallest Okonkolo are three types of this object called bata, which honor the orishas by inducing humans into a trance. Santeria makes use of a hourglass-shaped form of this object that is covered with a membrane from animal skin. For 10 points, Native Americans often honor their gods by beating what musical instruments? 
In some religions, a red resin called fardela was smeared over this kind of religious object.
drums [prompt on percussion instruments]