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Oddities: Tibetan Damaru
A customer who collects rare Tibetan items is enthralled with a damaru: a ritual drum made of two human skull caps - plus some goat skin.
Added: Feb 15, 2012
Views: 5409 Views
Runtime: 01:52
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