Traditional “healer thingy”
Peru is a beautiful country with rich, diverse cultures. If you get the chance to fly down there, definitely do so. The locals are lovely and super-friendly, and you can pick up all sorts of exotic items at gift shops. One such item is this wand thingy. Looking for a more appropriate name for the thing, the OP uploaded a pic of the wand thingy to r/WhatIsThisThing.
That’s when a commenter revealed that this wand thingy was actually a “healer thingy.” It’s used by some people to get rid of diseases from your body. There’s no proof as to whether it actually works, but you can definitely use it as a “whacky thingy” to shoo away home intruders.