Smoking a Hookah. Both a floor-model and a hand-held model are depicted.
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Two males smoking hooka's. Both a floor-model and a hand-held model are depicted. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Smoking a Hookah.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Two men playing ‘pachisi’ while a musician plays a ‘vina’
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Two men playing ‘pachisi’ while a musician plays a ‘vina’ in a shaded courtyard. Inscribed: ‘Pachiss a Game of fife & twenty.’ and ‘A Native Muscian’ [sic]. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
A girl weariong anklets and colourful textiles, carries two water pots. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Girl going for Water.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
A Native Accountant with Cajam Books, i.e. palm-leaf manuscripts.
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A Native Accountant with Cajam Books i.e. palm-leaf manuscripts. Hobson-Jobson distinguishes between ‘Cajan’, the plant which yields ‘dal’, and ‘Cadjan’, or palm leaves. The term is Javanese, introduced by foreigners (the Dutch?) into western and southern India. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A ...
Two male figures wearing white clothing with mountains in the distance. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Armourers and Blacksmiths.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Two Hindu pilgrims carrying staffs and water. The water is carried in skins at the end of a pole, with an arc of cloth between the ends of the pole shading the water. One of the two poles is decorated with peacock feathers and bells. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Hindoo Pilgrims conveying the G...
Two male figursem one carrying a sack on his back. The other figure carries two water pots. Building are shown in the distance. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Carrier of Burdens and of Water.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Compressing Oil Seeds to make Oil using a mechanical mortar and pestle powered by two bullocks. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Compressing Oil Seeds to make Oil.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.