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A Chhetri Hindu mother in Nira village grooms her daughter's hair with mustard oil and cowry shells in preparation for the social dances that celebrate the first days of rice planting
Object Number 2015.2.26.28
Display Title A Chhetri Hindu mother in Nira village grooms her daughter's hair with mustard oil and cowry shells in preparation for the social dances that celebrate the first days of rice planting
Descriptions
Object Description A Chhetri Hindu mother in Nira village grooms her daughter's hair with mustard oil and cowry shells in preparation for the social dances that celebrate the first days of rice planting. Mugu district, 1985, p. 137
Department Photographic
Date 1985
Artist Kevin Bubriski (1978)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Nepal
Materials Digital
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Visiting Artist Fellow
Provenance
Seller Kevin Bubriski (1/7/2015)

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