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SHAMANS,
ANCESTORS AND DONORS
A look at tribal arts and cultures in old Asia

Ghurra or neti (butter-churn handle)
Rukum-Rolpa area, Central-western Nepal
Wood
H. 24 cm

Ren�e and Claude Lequindre Collection

A pair of guardian-ancestors who guarantee cokho (purity) when milk is churned into butter.
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