'Tepa' refers to the act of molding clay with one's fingers, while 'putul' means dolls. According to researchers, the history of these dolls traces back to the terracotta sculptures of the Indus ...

Rag dolls made from tattered saris and handmade clay dolls called tepa putul were once the few tangible belongings young girls in rural Bangladesh ever had. Silt and clay collected from riverbeds, ...