India
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Sample (textileworking: weaving); textile
Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Figure (ritual & belief: representations); bust (ritual & belief: representations)
Cooking pot models
Game pieces; box (containers)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Mask (dance & live theatre)
Spear (weapons: missiles & projectors); spear sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))
Basin; strainer (toilet articles)
Loom; textile
Votive lamps
Pen and ink case
Ear plugs
Clothing; robe; headdresses (head ornament); bracelets (arm ornaments); earrings; necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment)); crook (domestication of animals); belt (clothing: accessories); flutes
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Oil lamp (lamp (lighting devices))
Toy animal
Game pieces
Seal (writing & printing)
Sample (writing & printing)
Playing cards
Tablecloth
Spade
Box (containers); lid (containers)
Box (containers); lid (containers)
Ring (adornment)
Textile length; yardage; textile
Toe rings
Box (containers)
Container (containers); lid (containers)
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Cloak
Snake charmer's basket
Hookah
Lid (containers)
Comb (hair ornaments)
Vase (containers)
Lid (containers)
Basket (containers)
Anklets
Hair pin
Box (containers); cosmetic container (personal adornment)
Poster
Figures (art)
Tipcat equipment
Dolls (pastimes: toys)
Candlestick
Lamps (lighting devices)
Collection Information
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