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Paper mache is an age-old Indian craft, with each state having its own specialty. In Bihar and Jharkhand, craft centres include Patna, Murhu, Hazaribagh, Madhubani, and Saraikela. Craftspeople create traditional paper mache masks for use in the chhau dance. Other paper mache items manufactured here include animal and bird figures.

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