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