Tantric Cleaver Kartika.

Tibetan Tantric Ritual Cleaver Kartika (Tibetan Trilkhung )
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This type of ritual weapon is derived from the cleavers used to dismember bodies during « sky funerals » in Tibet.
Symbolically, this axe is supposed to « cut attachments »,
It is used in certain rituals of wrathful deities.
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Beautiful handcrafted example of modern manufacture.
The blade is made of iron and the handle is made of bronze.
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UNIQUE PIECE.
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Height: 16 cm.
Width: 17 cm.
Weight: 450 gr.