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Kontio — Description
Brown Bear; the bear was considered the most sacred of animals, only referred to by euphemisms (such as kontio or metsän kuningas). The killing of a bear was followed by a great feast in honour of the bear (peijaiset), where a substantial part of the celebrations consisted of convincing the bear’s spirit that it had died accidentally and hadn’t been murdered. Afterwards, the bear’s skull was hung high upon a pine tree so its spirit could re-enter the heavens.

Need to read The Kalevala again.

I wanted it to look kind of organic, so I used coffee and green tea mochi to paint it. Not sure I like the result... but at least is was a learning experience.