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Artwork Dhakandjali

Dhakandjali

Dhakandjali is the name for this burial pole. Its other name can be Dhupundji.

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Catalogue #: 3564U
Height: 331cm
Width / Diametre: 0cm
Medium: earth pigments on hollowed trunk

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