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FULANI, METAL HEALING POST 1, 64", $400, West Africa
The Fulani, many of whom are nomadic, live in an area from Mali in the west to Cameroon in the east. Tall iron healing staffs were assembled from other iron objects and were to function in a similar way to the better known YORUBA Osanyin Healing staffs. Price includes base. They were also recognized and valued as money.
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