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Dhodro Banam
Eastern India

Fig. 19: Dhodro Banam, Eastern India:
H. 72 cm.

An elaborately carved anthropomorphic example with head and arms clearly indicated. Two figures appear in the opening of the body. The thumb of the left hand could be placed into the hollowed-out neck.

© Tribal Arts, 1997

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