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A large ornate silver elephant figure. Its body is densely embossed with scrollwork, floral and medallion patterns, and beaded borders, with a tusk-like carved element and a bundled rope at its trunk. Red wooden poles stand near it. On the right, a man in a striped shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, and at the left edge a hand holds a small camera. Only the foreground figures are physical people; the elephant is a sculpted object.

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