sulakeet
Sulakeet is a fictional term used in worldbuilding and speculative ethnography to denote a ceremonial object central to seasonal rites in a coastal archipelago imagined as Sulakea. The object is typically a carved wooden figure, though regional variations exist; construction uses driftwood or salvaged timber, with pigments from ochre, charcoal, and shell. Forms range from stylized sea creatures to small boats, with sizes from a few centimeters to about a meter.
In ritual practice, sulakeet is carried in a public procession during the harvest festival and is believed
Cultural significance: The object acts as a focal point for communal identity, craftsmanship, and exchange. Variants
Etymology and historiography: The term sulakeet is commonly treated as a compound of fictional Sulakean roots