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no 5

Marupai  charm

Price: 1299.-

this is what Anthony Meyer says:

Marupai have in the past been described as a New Guinea hunting charms and although not incorrect, it over simplifies their function. Marupai are personal spiritual charms capable of several functions.

1. They are a protective charm, protecting the owner from being attacked through the spirit world by sorcery.
2. They act as a messenger to send and deliver messages to other people who have marupai through the ether of the spirit world.
3. They enable a sorcerer to travel at high speed (fly / magically transport themselves) from one place to another.
4. They bring game such as pigs, possums and cassowary close to the village making them easier to catch.
5. They are used to confuse an enemy during battle, by making an individual appear to be many people or make them appear to be where they are not, so that enemy arrows miss the target.
6. They also have a less savoury use in being able to be sent out to attack and kill an enemy through the spirit world when in the hands of a powerful magician.
7. Some marupai (Overa Hora) were hung from the nose of Hohoa Boards to decorate them.
8. They are sometimes used to control the weather. They can make the weather stormy when the owner is grieving the death of a relative.