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Night photograph of an effigy figure wrapped in white cloth and bound with twine, with a clay-coloured round head painted with white and red markings and a stick protruding from the top. The effigy leans forward with one arm extended toward a golden ornamental staff or finial on the left, with smoke drifting near it. Behind are illuminated umbrellas or canopies in red and blue with sparkling trim, and small coloured lights line the dark background. Visible people are only partially seen at the lower edge and are not clearly identifiable. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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