A thangka is a painting on silk or cotton.
Slide of children carrying the tail of a thangka
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Black and white negative of man sitting at table next to large grass hut in open field with many supplies
object | ARC/GUP/003/047
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Ilorin. Prayer ground
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/600/006
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de Zoete India photographic print: Shanta Rao demonstrating dance posture in garden
object | ARC/DEZ/566/0472
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Negative
object | ARC/DEZ/397/1483
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