Size : Height 9 cm. Condition : Maternity figure. Head missing. History : These so called maternity figures or 'dukada sia caban' were also made at Sisachanalai. They were intended to distract the spirits from a pregnant or sick woman. Their heads were broken off so that the spirit would think she was dead and so leave her alone.

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