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Close-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.

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Clay 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.2006-05-05A 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.2007-05-01A 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.2006-05-05A close-up photo of a handmade clay diorama on a concrete floor. Small brown clay figures and structures stand on a flat mud base, including a seated figure, a stool-like form, a tall standing figure and a round clay pot. A green neem-like branch with serrated leaves rises from the back, with a pink flower tuft near its base. Blurred hall walls, a red-and-blue backdrop and a plastic chair appear in the background. No people are visible in the scene.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.2006-05-05Close view of children's hands and bare feet working on a flat board covered with clay sculptures. Several figures of animals and a tall arched structure are modelled in brown clay, with fresh green neem-like leaves placed among them. Two young participants in pale clothing crouch over the work, one pinching leaves. The clay has an orange-brown tint and the floor is bare concrete.2006-05-05A 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.2006-05-05Overhead photo of a clay modelling workspace. A small unfired clay sculpture sits on a flat tan board, showing a seated figure with a tall rounded head and a draped form on a block-like base. The board rests on a blue plastic sheet splattered with clay. A pink object and other clay pieces are at the edges. No people are visible.2007-05-01A photograph of handmade clay sculptures on a worn wooden board with stains and scratches. Several small brown clay figures are arranged: a tall stacked figure at upper left, a lumpy figure with a cylinder shape at the bottom center, and a rounded blob beside it. A clay-coil letter arrangement along the right edge spells out the word ANANDA in raised brown clay, with the letters partly cut off by the frame. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of three unfired clay sculptures on a wooden board placed on a bare concrete floor against a pale wall. The left figure is a tall arched form with a small pointed headdress, the centre figure is a stocky cluster of rounded clay forms with a leaf laid across it, and a human hand with dark skin reaches in from the upper right to touch the third, angular sculpture. Fresh green leaves lie at the base of the left figure beside small clay balls. A paper tag with handwritten marker text is placed on the board in front of the sculptures.2006-05-05A photograph of four clay sculptures displayed on a rough wooden board on a bare concrete floor against a plain wall. The figures are unpainted terracotta-coloured clay, modelled as stylised animals and objects, with small clay balls and fresh green leaves placed around them. A small paper label in front reads TEAMWORK, with a handwritten code above it. No people are visible.2006-05-05Overhead photo of clay modelling on a tan cardboard board laid over a blue plastic sheet. Many small hand-shaped clay pieces are arranged across the board, including cups, bowls, cylinders, a flower-like form and a rectangular slab. At the bottom, two bare hands and feet of a child are visible shaping clay, and a seated person's brown-clad leg appears at the left edge. A white scrap of cloth lies at the lower left.2007-05-01