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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 310875, member: 45"]It's a marionette or puppet figure, made by the Nyamwezi people, from Tanzania. </p><p><br /></p><p>Traditionaly, male and female figures, attached by a cord through their chests, were given as wedding gifts. I imagine they are also carved for sale, but they are relatively rare, so I can't say for sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 310875, member: 45"]It's a marionette or puppet figure, made by the Nyamwezi people, from Tanzania. Traditionaly, male and female figures, attached by a cord through their chests, were given as wedding gifts. I imagine they are also carved for sale, but they are relatively rare, so I can't say for sure.[/QUOTE]
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