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30/11/2026
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17/06/2026
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08/12/2025
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11/06/2024
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05/12/2023
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04/07/2023
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28/11/2022
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05/07/2022
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01/07/2022
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5.EXT.COM
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28/04/2026
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23/04/2026
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Video: Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet
Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet
(Bangladesh)
Representative List - 2017
© Bangladesh National Museum
Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet
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Representative List - 2017
Bangladesh
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