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house carving depicting mithan |
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Mithan variations. SKETCH. |
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house - great spreading horns. Size modulated 8 in one panel - posed exactly right - interfusing lines - Khulazu of Pasami did the carvings - the panel felled in Pasami - paid Rs 50 - Khulazu has done other carvings - suave finish. |
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Wooden heads on front panel are relics from head-hunting days - not badges of gennas. |
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No fixed rule that the householder himself must do the carvings personally. |
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The notched pole rests in 2 forked poles and the heads remain on the poles for 5 days inside house then 6 days outside. |