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A photograph of unfired clay sculptures laid out on a tan board over a blue surface. Several clay figures and forms are arranged: a seated figure with a rounded head, a coiled clay figure with raised arms beside a stepped base, a shivalinga-shaped clay piece with a round base in the lower right, and a small clay mound containing a small printed photograph of a man with white hair and light clothing pressed into it. A thin clay twig form lies at the upper left. No people are visible.

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A photograph of unfired clay sculpture work laid out on a beige sheet over a blue plastic cover. In the centre sits a clay shivalinga on a round base with a flared lower section. Above it are partly formed clay figures, including a seated figure with a thick coiled base and a rounded clay block at upper right. At lower left a rounded clay form has a small printed photograph pressed into it, showing a figure in white headwear, though the face is too small to judge. No people are visible.2007-05-01Hands shaping clay figures on a tan cardboard sheet laid over a blue plastic tarp on a concrete floor. Two unfinished clay sculptures sit on the sheet: a rounded seated figure with a bulbous head on the left, and a more detailed figure with a stacked, ridged body and projecting limbs on a square base on the right. A thin clay coil lies nearby. Only partial fingers and a sleeve are visible at the top edge. The scene shows clay modelling work, with no ritual or event setting visible.2007-05-01Overhead photo of unfired clay sculptures on a tan board set on a blue table. Two hands with fingers pinched together reach into the top of the frame. Several small clay figures and forms sit on the board, including a seated figure with a rounded head at left, a central shaped clay form with ridged detail and a projecting arm, a tall clay piece at right, and a small rounded form at bottom. A small printed picture is stuck into the bottom clay piece. The clay is a plain brown earth colour with no painting.2007-05-01Overhead photo of children's clay modelling on a sheet of brown paper laid over a blue plastic sheet. Several unfinished clay pieces lie on the paper: a lumpy elephant-like figure with a trunk and ear shape at centre, a small figure with outstretched arms, a crumpled shape with a loop, and several small balls and bits of clay. At the top right, the orange-and-white end of a plastic bottle or vessel rests on a grey floor. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-01A 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 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.2006-05-05Overhead 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 photo of unfired clay sculptures laid out on a wooden board covered with blue plastic sheeting. The figures include a small seated animal-like figure with a rounded head, a teddy-bear shaped figure, a seated figure with a raised arm, a coiled clay base, a small upright linga-like form with a coil, and a large clay structure with many small rounded protrusions and a crescent-shaped top. A metal bucket of muddy water sits at upper left, and blurred figures in the background appear to be seated people working. The clay is grey-brown and the lighting is warm and dim.2006-05-05A photograph of unfired clay sculptures laid out on wooden boards over a blue plastic sheet. The figures include a seated animal-like figure with large round eyes, a small standing figure, two bear-like figures, a coiled cobra-like form, and a larger structure with a basket-like base and many small attached forms. A small shivalinga-like form with coiled base sits in the lower centre. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of clay modelling work laid out on a cream cardboard sheet over a blue plastic tarpaulin. Several unfired clay figures and forms are arranged across the sheet: a seated figure with outstretched arms at upper left, a reclining figure at upper right, a small coiled and flower-like shape near centre, and a larger figure with a raised trunk-like arm and limbs at lower left. Scattered clay balls and coils fill the gaps. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-01A photograph of clay modelling work laid out on a flat light-brown board on a blue plastic sheet. Several lumps and sculpted pieces of wet grey-brown clay are arranged across the surface: a tall stacked mound, a pot-like form with a loop handle, a small figure with outstretched limbs, a round knob with a short upright stem, and a small figure resembling a stick person. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-01Clay 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.2006-05-05