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Magical object "adu fombali" - Indonesia - Nias

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Magical object "adu fombali" - Indonesia - Nias

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Description

wood, brown patina, rattan, nine wooden sticks with indicated ("adu zatua") heads, lashed to a horizontal bamboo stalk with rattan string
B: 15 cm; H: 8 cm - 9,4 cm (figures), B: 5,9 inch; H: 3,1 inch - 3,7 inch
Provenance:
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
Continent: Asia

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Magical object "adu fombali" - Indonesia - Nias

Name: Magical object \"adu fombali\" - Indonesia - Nias
SKU: 45344755
Price: 1400 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €200 - €400

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Starting Price €200

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