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The Harappan People

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The Harappan People

  • The Human terracottas can be divided into female and male figurines, those whose sex is not clear, a few that have both female and male attributes, and a few males in feminine dress. Going by the figurines, Harappan women wore a short skirt made of cotton or wool. They wore their hair…

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The Harappan People: Ruling Elite

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  • Terracotta figurines of women at work are few. Figurines depicting women grinding or kneading something have been found at Nausharo, Harappa, and Mohenjo daro, suggesting the association of women with food- processing activities.
  • Harappan society included occupational groups such as farmers, herders, hunter-gatherers, craftspeople, fisher folk, merchants, sailors, rulers, administrative officials, rituals specialists, architects, carpenters, brick masons, well diggers, boat makers, sailors, sculptures, shopkeepers, sweepers, garbage collectors, and so on.
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