Sapanpe

The sapanpe (Ainu/Japanese: サパンペ) is a ritual crown worn by adult men during traditional Ainu ceremonies.

Sapanpe means "that which is on the head" and is a combination of the Ainu root words sapa-un-pe (サパ・ウン・ペ).

The sapanpe is also not worn during rituals involving the dead such as funerals and ancestral festivals.

The bark of a vitis coignetiae is twisted up to make a rough shape, and a wooden carving that imitates the head of an animal, such as a brown bear or a red fox, is attached to the forehead.

It can be further decorated with linden bark, coiled bulrush stalks, fabric from mainland Japan, or shark teeth.