B&W photographic print. 'Although nominally Buddhists, Chakmas also have a strong belief in animism, making offerings to spirits on platforms such as this one, which also has little squares of thread suspended over it, as on Angami Naga women's graves.'
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- Dates of Creation1926
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- Physical Description1 photograph
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Ethnic group: Chakma
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9.5 x 7 cm
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