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"did_you_know": "Historically, figures like this ba\u00e0th\u00edl were associated with harmful spirits. Less common nowadays, they are used for different reasons, like to relieve suffering from malnutrition.",
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"description": "This headpost (ba\u00e0th\u00edl) was likely a temporary sanctuary for kh\u00e9l\u00e9, a harmful spirit released after killing a person or dangerous animal. Around 1900, members of the Milku\u00f9r religious association used ba\u00e0th\u00edla to counteract kh\u00e9l\u00e9. While the head resembles that of a teenage girl with pierced upper lip and earlobes, the roughly hewn, pole-like bottom suggests otherwise. Buried in an altar, devotees ritually applied materials that darkened the exposed head. When the owner died, the kh\u00e9l\u00e9 left the sculpture; no longer sacred, it was buried. Milku\u00f9r\u2019s strict rules ensure these objects are made from the appropriate wood and that artists\u2019 names remain secret.",
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