Two women grinding flour, another woman with a baby and a child look on. Four children on the left; on the right a ‘tulsi’ shrine. Inscribed: ‘Grinding flour.’
A woman ginning cotton, a man (dhuniya) carding it and a woman spinning
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A woman ginning cotton, a man (‘dhuniya’) carding it and a woman spinning. Inscribed on front: ‘Spinning the Cotton. Taking seeds out of the Cotton Beating out the Cotton.’
Washerman and women at work by a tank. Inscribed on front: ‘Washermen. This is a Tank in Cuttack where they are washing. You will see here the good beating the clothes get upon the stones every time they are washed so you need not wonder at a nice muslin dress soon going to rags. These are n...
Gorakia Fakirs: one holding aloft a brazier, a second holding a gorakdhanda (iron instrument with rings). Artist(s): Sevak Ram (c.1770-c.1830), attributed to
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Gorakia Fakirs: one holding aloft a brazier, a second holding a ‘gorakdhanda’ (iron instrument with rings). Water-colour: 248 by 198 mm.