painted goats

[Martin Bemmann]

Can somebody provide me with more information and/or reference on the
custom of painting the goat's fur before sacrifice? It seems to be use
in Nepal, and somewhere else??
For an example view http://www.webart.com/asianart/mustang/goats.html
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martin bemmann

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