A domestics couple of low caste. Gouache drawing.

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28394i
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The woman on the left holds a fish, the man on the right holds a chicken

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1 drawing : gouache, with gold

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Wellcome Collection 28394i

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A series depicting the castes of Thanjavur, South India. The caste system in India is the Hindu hereditary classes. This series represents the castes usually in a couple with the wares of their trade or at their occupations. They are gouache drawings, some with the addition of gold and oxidised silver

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