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: A Korean jangseung or village guardian totem pole

A Korean jangseung or village guardian totem pole

A jangseung or village guardian; a Korean totem pole usually made of wood. Jangseungs were traditionally placed at the edges of villages to mark village boundaries and frighten away demons

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Boundaries Boundary Demonic Demons Edges Frighten Guardian Marker Placed Superstition Totem Traditionally Usually Villages

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