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Puppet
India, Andhra Pradesh
Collected by Ronald Maduro, 1969–70, acc. 1970
9–11990
This string puppet, representing a male figure, is a common form in Andhra Pradesh. Other kinds of Indian puppets are rod, hand, and shadow varieties. Most of the stories in these folk dramas are drawn from religious epics and narratives.
Shrine image, plaster plaque
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur district
Collected by Ronald Maduro, 1969, acc. 1970.
9–10900
This image was placed in a family shrine for daily worship, especially of the potter caste. It depicts Rewari Dev, a tribal deity, on his vehicle, a camel. The Bhil tribal people of the Mewar region of Rajasthan worship him along with other deities, for he has no shrine of his own.
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