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Hand Carved Kaduma Statue from SumbaA SYMBOL OF PROTECTION This wooden figure is carved by hand and comes from the island of Sumba, made with a human form in honour of the Marapu (ancestral spirits), part of the animistic ancestral religion in the region. The human figure is an invitation to the Marapu to move inside the statue, believed to protect ones home and to guide its owner through life. The Marapu are believed to be the occupants of the eternal heaven, living in couples and

Dimensions: height 24cm by 12cm width and 12cm thickness

Sumbanese believe seven pairs of men and women descended from the sky on a ladder made of buffalo horns to a central part of the island

The necklace comes complete with a blackened metal stand and its intriguing story printed out for you inside a beautiful envelope

It’s made out of a pumpkin with a carved wooden tap depicting a human face in honour to the Marapu - the ancestral spirits of Sumba

With the shell’s strong mythological importance they were considered to be the links between the human and the spiritual world

One of these couples are believed to be the ancestor of the Sumbanese

prosperous connections with others

ancestor and nature-worship since ancient times

helping you to find peace and harmony

Being handmade each piece is slightly different

courage and passion it’s believed that the world is a better place when you have this animal as a guide

due to their resilient nature and the way that several fruits are connected through a vine which provides the pumpkins with nutrition from the ground