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  nahm tao (in miniature)

 

Thailand

Small wooden nahm tao, i.e. calabashes (fig.), stringed together and used as a kind of talisman, as well as an amulet, that are worn for safekeeping, as it is believed to be able to absorb bad qi (chi) and negative energy.

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