Female ogoh-ogoh figure being carried within a crowd. These fertility figures are carried around after a cremation or harvest festival, according to I Wayan Dibia.
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Negative of the Horniman Museum bandstand with chairs circa 1910
object | ARC/HMG/PH/GDN/009
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Slide of a chorten at Chendebji with prayer flags
object | ARC/BAL/003/044
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Amazon - Marañon Peru Pebas pm (20/27)
object | ARC/GUP/001/036
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Epe. Boats and nets.
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/599/006
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