Bengal
Connected to...
Bullock cart

Box (containers)

Box (containers); lid (containers)

Sample (fibre); samples (natural objects); box (containers); lid (containers)
Figure (communication artefact)

Figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Sari

421.121.12 open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
Cutter (food processing & storage)

Figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Cosmetic container (personal adornment); stopper (containers); body paint applicator
Bracelet (arm ornament); wedding adornment
Figure (communication artefact)
Mould (metalworking: casting); clay investment
Sample; sample of wax threads

Votive container
Ritual mask

Theatrical clothing

Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Sample (textiles); textile

Tray (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)

Votive offering

Protective charm

Box (containers)

Lid (containers)

Sample (fibre)

Sample (natural objects)

Sample (natural objects)

Figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Theatrical clothing
Bracelets (arm ornament); wedding adornments

332 with string attached to the end of a neck and to the drum-head

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

321.321-71 necked bowl lutes sounded by bowing with a bow
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