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**Originally Listed At $250**

Central Asia, Nepal, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A short and stout wooden shaman staff with a smooth surface and lustrous patina throughout. These staffs are often used during ritualistic healing and other ceremonies and were carried by the masked shamans. The staffs may have been used like a magic wand or to exorcise demons - similar to the Khatvanga tantric clubs. Size: 33" L x 1.25" W (83.8 cm x 3.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173198

  • Condition: A few tiny stable pressure fissures on tip and old gouge and chip on handle finial. Dark and lustrous patina throughout.

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