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Ngakpa Shaman’s Shaker

Tibetan polychrome wood and yak-hair shaman shaker for Ngakpa. Polychrome red face with five-skull crown, large earrings, bulging eyes, open mouth baring teeth where smoke would emerge when in use, top knot with half dorje finial, lotus petal base mounted on cloth covered wood handle. Yak hair in long braids; decorated with cowry shells and bells on long red felt hanging with frayed cloth squares at the bottom.

Dimensions: 32" long

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