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Close-up photograph of a man's right hand gripping the carved wooden handle of a walking stick against a dark background. The hand's fingers wrap around an ornate, carved brown handle with a metal collar above a yellow-brown wooden shaft. Only the forearm and hand are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a hand gripping the handle of a wooden walking staff or cane against a dark background. The hand, with visible knuckles and fingernails, holds a metal ferrule or collar and a carved wooden top section with a small silver knob. The lower shaft is wrapped in orange cloth. Only a hand is visible, with no face, body or other people in frame.2006-05-25May 25 20062006-05-25Close-up photograph of a single hand with fingers curled in a fist, resting on the rim of an ornate engraved metal vessel with floral repoussé patterns in the lower left. The background is dark and blurred. No face or full figure is visible.2006-05-25January 08 20192019-01-08September 14 20132013-09-14May 02 20202020-05-02February 13 20182018-02-13Close-up photograph of a person's hand resting on a light-coloured drum, with the fingers spread across its surface. The hand grips or rests against a silver-toned cylindrical stick with engraved scroll patterns. The wrist is wrapped in an orange-red cloth, and warm golden bokeh lights fill the dark background. No face is visible, so no individual can be identified; the figure appears to be a drummer or ritual musician in ceremonial setting.2013-03-08Close-up photograph of a walking stick handle shaped as a bird's head with a curved beak, against a pink background. The metal handle has a brassy, worn finish, an engraved eye and a crosshatched pattern on the neck, and a ring band joins it to a wooden shaft below. No people are visible.July 30 20172017-07-30Close-up of a bare-chested figure's hands gripping an ornate silver ceremonial staff with an engraved, forked top, held over a silver cup. The wrists wear a braided reddish-brown cord bracelet, and the torso shows gold-toned beaded necklaces with dark rudraksha-style beads and a ceremonial gold pendant. Behind is blurred green foliage. Distinctive adornments suggest a person candidate in a ritual setting, but the face and full figure are not visible, so identity remains uncertain.2020-06-17A close view of a hand gripping a silver ceremonial staff with an ornate, engraved handle and a long shaft, with small bells hanging from its neck. Behind it is a silver-coloured decorative stand or throne with scalloped edges. In the blurred background a seated person in an orange head covering and white garment appears, along with other indistinct figures and a red and gold backdrop.2017-07-30