Bengal
Connected to...
Bullock cart
Box (containers)
Sari
Sample (fibre); samples (natural objects); box (containers); lid (containers)
Box (containers); lid (containers)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
421.121.12 open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
Cutter (food processing & storage)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Sample (textiles); textile
Cosmetic container (personal adornment); stopper (containers); body paint applicator
Bracelet (arm ornament); wedding adornment
Figure (communication artefact)
Mould (metalworking: casting); clay investment
Figure (communication artefact)
Sample; sample of wax threads
Votive container
Ritual mask
Theatrical clothing
Protective charm
Tray (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)
Votive offering
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Box (containers)
Lid (containers)
Sample (fibre)
Sample (natural objects)
Sample (natural objects)
Theatrical clothing
Water container (food service)
Water container (food service)
Areca nut cutter
Nail cutter
Figure (art); wax model
Rice husker model
Cosmetic container (personal adornment)
Stopper (containers)
Bracelet (arm ornament); wedding adornment
Bracelet (arm ornament); wedding adornment
Bracelet (arm ornament); wedding adornment
Bracelet (arm ornament); wedding adornment
Wedding adornment; bracelet (arm ornament)
Resin (sample)
Sample; sample of sal wood
Bracelets (arm ornament); wedding adornments
332 with string attached to the end of a neck and to the drum-head
321.321-71 necked bowl lutes sounded by bowing with a bow
Collection Information
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