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A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial knife with a curved blade, lying on a dark navy velvet cloth. The handle is built from a stack of repoussé bulbous silver segments with fluted and floral engraving, tapering to a pointed finial at the left end. The curved blade on the right has a decorative engraved border along its edge. No people are visible; the object is shown alone against the dark background.

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A photograph of an ornate silver curved dagger resting on a dark navy blue velvet cloth. The dagger has a silver hilt carved into an animal-head form with a curled, decorated grip and a slightly curved blade. Beside it lies its matching silver scabbard, covered in repeating embossed floral and rosette patterns. No people are visible in the scene.2011-01-25A photograph of a curved silver dagger laid on a dark navy velvet cloth. The dagger has an ornate hilt carved in the shape of an animal head with a curled neck, a raised cross guard with embossed floral and scroll patterns, and a slightly curved blade with a fine etched border. Beside it lies a matching silver scabbard decorated with repeated embossed rosettes and scrollwork. No people are visible.2011-01-25May 27 20132013-05-27A photograph of an ornate silver conch shell, the opening mouth facing the viewer, placed on a black cloth. The silver casing is richly embossed with floral scrollwork, foliate patterns and raised bands, with a decorative knob at the narrow end and a flared rim at the wide end. The natural white shell interior is visible through the opening. No people are present.2011-01-25A photograph of an ornate silver conch shell, a shankha, resting on a black cloth background. The shell is covered in repoussé floral and scrolling relief patterns with beaded borders, and its tapered tip ends in a small decorative cap. The aperture is open on the right, showing the white inner shell. No people are present.2011-01-25Close-up photograph of an ornate silver ritual vessel shaped like an elephant head with a curled trunk, its tusks and carved ears visible. A square silver box section with a raised rim and a repousse lotus or sunflower medallion sits behind the head. The silver is polished and catches light against a blurred background of brown wooden surfaces and a gold-coloured cloth edge. No people are visible.2011-10-03September 14 20132013-09-14Close-up photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial staff lying on a bright red cloth. The staff has a bulbous top section with repoussé leaf and bead bands, a small figural finial at the very top, and a spiral-fluted shaft with twisted beaded grooves. No people are visible.July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesA close overhead photograph of a polished brass ceremonial object on a grey concrete floor: a leaf-shaped plate with repoussé floral and scalloped border, a raised crescent moon at its centre, and a turned brass handle with a bulbous knob on the right. No people are visible. Faint archive copyright text is present in the lower right and a small logo in the upper left, which are not transcribed.2006-10-12April 17 20182018-04-17A photograph of a ceremonial silver arati implement set against a plain light grey cloth backdrop. The object has a long slender handle topped by a round medallion with a raised relief figure and a pointed teardrop-shaped finial above it. No people are visible, and no ritual action is shown in the frame.2007-08-26