Rare Antique Himalayan Female Shaman Phurba
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Antique Carved Wood Female Shaman Phurba
Length 11¾ inches (30cm)
Antique Carved Wood Female Shaman Phurba
Length 11¾ inches (30cm)
This is a very unusual and interesting antique wooden healing phurba featuring a naked female shaman or deity whose long tresses coil around her body from head to toe.
She stands upon an elephant makara below which is a three-sided blade, each facet of which features a different carving…a rhinoceros, a bird in flight, and the sun and moon.
The tip of the phurba is wrapped in metal to protect the point when it is thrust into the ground during a protective or healing ritual.
A rare and beautiful shamanic power object in excellent condition!