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Src: The Asian Studies Monitor ISSN 1329-9778
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html

02 May 2001
5star
The Ricksha Arts of Bangladesh
www.webpak.net, USA
Self-description: "[The celebration] of Bangladesh's unique popular arts, the paintings and decorations on the three-wheeled cycle ricksha -- or 'rickshaw', as spelled in English dictionaries. This site is based on my anthropological field visits to Bangladesh between 1975 and 1998, when I traveled about, took photos, and interviewed people."
Site contents: Map [Regions and Ricksha Art Styles], Views, CD-ROM, Image Gallery, Readings [incl. the 53KB strong 'Selected Bibliography on Ricksha Arts and Related Studies' - ed.], Links.
[Both a specialist virtual library and a feast for the eyes - ed.]
URL http://www.webpak.net/~ricksha/index.htm
Link reported by: Joanna Kirkpatrick (jkirk@micron.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study/Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

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