Yabane (yabane - 矢羽)
Yabane is an 'arrow fletching' pattern. Yabane design can be found on a lot of objects, especially on cloth.
On New Year, decorative arrows with white tails 'hamaya' are sold in shinto shrines as a good-luck charm. The arrows of the previous year are brought back to the shrine to be burnt.
A cloth with a yabane design
A wood 'votive plaque' in a shrine with an arrow and target
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