A thangka is a painting on cotton or silk.
Slide of a thangka unrolled at the sunning of the Buddha, Guomari Monastery
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16th April. Pingyuan Shao village, Guiyang. Lusheng players.
object | ARC/BAL/004/217
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Black and white print of a man on a low seat with a gun with village houses and people in the background
object | ARC/GUP/007/053
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An Account of the Horniman Free Museum and Recreational Grounds (1901) copy signed by Emslie Horniman
object | ARC/HMG/PB/001/048
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3 girls in costume in dance pose
object | ARC/DEZ/397/0015
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