A Korean Jangseung or village guardian totem pole (??)

Most of the Jangseungs resemble generals or other human beings. 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

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

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