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A close-up photograph of a wall-mounted relief made from brown clay coils pressed onto a tan plaster background. The clay forms a stylised pictorial panel: a large angular figure with a sun-ray or crown-like top, short rounded arm stubs, a heart-shaped motif, several wavy vertical lines like flowing water or rain, a small symbol resembling a leaf or flame, and a rectangular framed house or hut with diagonal hatching, a small window and a door. Small clay dots and a tiny piece of printed picture are embedded near the lower right. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a clay modelling activity on a whitish surface stained with brown. Brown clay has been shaped into simple figures and structures: a small house with a pitched roof, a grid of rafters and a door, a rectangular enclosure at lower left, and a curved figure with a bent head at upper left. Green neem-type leaves and a small white flower are placed among the clay pieces, and loose clay crumbs are scattered around. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of unfinished clay sculpture work on a flat tan board laid over a blue plastic sheet. Several rough grey-brown clay pieces are arranged on the board, including elongated curved forms resembling a bench or frame, rounded lumps, a flat disc shape and smaller fragments. No people are visible in the frame, and no figure is recognizable as a deity or person. The clay appears soft and unpolished.2007-05-01Photograph of clay modelling work in progress on a blue plastic sheet against a light wall. Partially formed clay figures and shapes, including a rounded lump and a sculpted head-like form at top, sit on a salmon-coloured surface. At the right, a person's bare arm and hand rest on the blue sheet, and bare feet appear at the lower right edge, showing an artisan at work.2007-05-01Overhead photo of a flat brass or copper-coloured tray covered with a rough brown clay or mud relief sculpture of abstract forms, shaped like curled and looped figures, a ring, and an oval basin. Green leafy sprigs with a few small stems lie across the top and right side. At the top left, a cup holds a yellow-brown liquid, and small coloured paper or wrapper pieces lie on a crumpled clear plastic sheet. No people, deity murti or portrait is visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a clay craft project on a wooden board laid on a pale floor. Brown modelled clay forms include small rounded figures, a rectangular frame, cone and pot shapes, and a tall rolled piece, with a red painted area on the left side of the board. Clay letters spelling LITTLE and ANANDA run along the bottom edge. No people are visible; the image shows only the handmade clay work.2006-05-05A close photograph of three small handmade clay models sitting on a flat wooden board. The central model is a conical thatched-roof hut with a cylindrical base and textured roof lines. To its right is a crooked clay tree with a bent branch and a few small green leaves. At left is a small clay basket or pot with an open top and a white string handle. The background shows a pale plastic sheet on a concrete floor. No people are visible.2006-05-05Clay modelling work on a pale, stained wooden table. Several brown clay figures and forms are arranged: a small rounded hut or shelter with an arched doorway at the centre, a lumpy seated figure with a raised arm and hands on the left, a hunched animal-like shape on the right, a small cluster of tiny clay pieces, and long curved and ridged clay strips across the bottom. No people are visible except partial limbs at the top edge.2006-05-05Overhead photo of unfired clay pieces laid on a tan cardboard sheet over a blue mat, with a grey floor below. Pieces include a round flat clay base with a raised rim, a rectangular block with a stacked form, a shield-like piece with two round studs and a triangle, a small triangular clay sheet, and a few small nubbins and fragments scattered on the blue surface. No people are visible, and the clay work appears to be an in-progress sculpture or model being assembled.2007-05-01A clay craft model on a brown-smeared sheet: a sculpted Shivalinga with a tall cylindrical base-and-lingam form, decorated with small coloured bead-like dots in yellow, green, orange and pink, with a red mark and white stripes on its top. Beside it stand a clay mountain-like hill, a round bowl of clay filled with red and orange paper flowers or offerings, and small clay oil lamps with flame-like wicks. No people are visible; the scene is a handmade clay model.2006-05-05A close photograph of an unfinished clay sculpture on a white board, with a dark brown clay form in the foreground resembling a curved, sculpted shape with a thin protruding piece. Smeared clay residue and crumbled clay bits lie across the white surface, and a wooden tray edge is visible at the top. No people are visible in the frame.2006-05-05A photograph of an unfinished clay sculpture, a curved hollowed-out piece of brown modelling clay resting on a wooden board with rust-coloured stains. The clay form has a raised upturned end and a rounded protrusion at the right, with visible tool marks and cracks. A red plastic container sits at the top right on a grey concrete floor. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of clay work on a blue plastic sheet. A rectangular slab of brown clay with incised script-like markings sits at centre-top, with smaller lumps and clay pieces scattered around it and a thin wooden stick lying across the right side. Partial hands and a yellow-green garment edge appear at the left and right margins. The clay slab carries carved lines.2007-05-01