Darjeeling
Connected to...
Loom; textile
Loom; textile
Loom; textile
Pen case
Pen case

Prayer wheel
Churn

Skirt

Mask (dance & live theatre)

Tea packet
Pen case

Basket (containers)
Churn; churning stick
Model yoke

Charm; charm box

Votive container
Cradle (furniture)
Harrow model
Churning stick

Mask (dance & live theatre)

Lid (containers)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Areca nut box

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Tea brick (currency & wealth)

Areca nut box
Rain mat

Handle (containers)

Mortar model (food processing & storage)

Grain ladle (ladle (food processing & storage))
Sedan chair
Harrow model
Washing beater
Plough model
Seat

Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
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