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A photograph of a clay modelling activity on a long wooden board on a concrete floor. Two adult hands with a wristwatch shape and arrange brown clay pieces. A small clay temple-like structure with pillars and a tower sits at the bottom, with clay pillar and tower forms above and a clay dome-like form at the left. Thin clay strips curve across the board, and small clay balls line the lower edge. A partial bare foot appears at the top left and a child's hand or foot at the right edge.

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A 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.2007-05-01Close-up photograph of a child's clay modelling project on a flat wooden board placed on a plastic-covered floor. Brown clay sculptures include a small clay figure resembling a seated animal or creature, a curved clay bridge with a row of pebble-like stones beside it, and flat clay tablets with pressed markings. Bare feet of a child are visible at the top left, and other clay sculptures sit in the background.2006-05-05Overhead 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.2006-05-05Overhead photo of children's clay modelling on a cardboard sheet laid over a blue plastic tarpaulin. A child's hand on the left shapes a clay object, while other clay pieces sit on the board: a small figure with arms out, a stepped temple-like form, a round lid-like piece, a rectangular block and a ball. A red plastic jug of water and clay scraps lie at the right edge. No people's faces are visible, only hands and forearms.2007-05-01A close-up photograph of a small clay model on a flat clay base. A stacked clay shivalinga-style form with a red dab stands on a round base, framed by clay pillars or posts. Around the model's edge are rows of small clay balls arranged in an arc, and two cylindrical clay pieces stand in the foreground. The surface is damp and muddy with scattered crumbs. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of clay modelling work laid out on a flat tan board placed over a blue plastic sheet. Several unfired clay sculptures sit on the board: a tall stacked clay structure, a small vessel-like form with a handle, a round pot with a spout, a small stick-figure human shape with outstretched arms and legs, a cylindrical piece with a flat top, and a few rough lumps and pieces. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-01A photograph of a clay model landscape on a flat tan board set on a concrete floor beside a yellow painted line. A small green sapling with serrated leaves grows from a clay mound at the top, next to a rounded clay lump. Rows of clay balls line two paths across the board, and a leafy green sprig rests in a clay pot at the lower left. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears.2006-05-05A photograph of a clay model on a wooden board, set on a silver reflective mat. Sculpted mud figures and a small mound form a scene with a tall central clay form, a crescent-shaped pool of water at left, a clay trident-like shape at right, and sprigs of green leaves stuck into the mud. Bare feet in white cloth appear at the top edge, belonging to a person seated out of frame.2006-05-05A photograph of children's clay modelling work on a messy white-and-brown table. In the foreground a brown clay tree with bulbous leaf-shaped branches stands on a flat base beside a bowl filled with rounded clay balls. Behind it, a clay figure of a standing person and a seated figure in a shallow clay tray are visible, with more clay sculptures and small wooden-board scenes in the background. A small printed photo card stands on the table. No people are visible in the frame.2006-05-05Photograph of children kneeling on a concrete floor around a flat tan cardboard sheet resting on a blue plastic sheet, where a clay model of a village-like scene has been modelled. Several small clay figures, houses or structures, cylindrical pieces and a lump of clay are arranged on the board. An orange plastic bucket of water and a white cloth sit to the right, and one child wears a dark blue shirt and another a white outfit with a name tag on it. Clay crumbs are scattered across the floor.2007-05-01A 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.2006-05-05