7″ Clay & Cloth Banjara Woman. The Banjara are a community usually described as nomadic people from the northwest belt of the Indian subcontinent (from Afghanistan to the state of Rajasthan) now spread out all over India. The Banjara embroidery and tattooing are especially prized and also form a significant aspect of the Banjara identity. I purchased the doll in 1973 at the Open Door Shop in Normal, Illinois .