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ghurra Nepal. 2423H

A large ghurra with a beautiful geometric pattern, added for protection.  (32cm) Nepal. A ghurra keeps the churning-rod on its place during the churning of the milk. The Hindu and Buddhist Nepali beliefs in the myth that ‘man & woman’ were created after the Gods churned the primal ocean. So, what Darwin said 150 years ago; that all life came from the ocean, the Nepalis know this since thousands of years.  1st half 20th century. Collected in Kathmandu. Please ask for price.

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