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They are kept in the safest corners of the house, beyond the reach of children. The Nicobarese would never touch them with unclean hands. The belief of the people is that such wooden statues help keep away the evil spirits.

• Source: Mann, Rann Singh. The Bay Islander. Bidasa ; Calcutta: Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology ; distributors, Subarnarekha, 1979[?].
• Culture: Andaman
• Location: Asia