Noro (priestess)
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Noro are priestesses of the Ryukyuan religion at Utaki. They have existed since at least the beginning of the Gusuku period and continue to perform rituals even today. They are distinct from yuta, but
A noro priestess in traditional clothes
Painting of a Noro, her hands decorated with hajichi tattoos, Second Sho Dynasty, circa 19th century
Magatama
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Magatama are curved, comma-shaped beads that appeared in prehistoric Japan from the Final Jōmon period through the Kofun period, approximately 1000 BCE to the 6th century CE. The beads, also described
Noro (priestess)
…and deities. Noro are most recognizable by their white robes and headdress, which symbolize spiritual purity. They also wear or carry beads and a magatama stone. The noro's hearth includes three stones teepee-ed together; the stones always come from the shore…
Magatama from Kofun period（Tokyo National Museum）
Agate magatama, Kobe Archaeology Center (神戸市埋蔵文化財センター, Kōbeshi Maizō Bunkazai Sentā)
Museum housing artifacts of magatama production, Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine, Osaka
Necklace of jade magatama from a Japanese burial