A Fakir man and wife of south India. Gouache painting.
- Date:
- [1815?]
- Reference:
- 728668i
- Part of:
- Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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Description
Both are richly dressed. he carries a cage and a candlestick (?), she a fan and a rosary
Publication/Creation
[1815?]
Physical description
1 painting : gouache, with indian ink and gold ; image approximately 21.2 x 25 cm
Lettering
Fakier cast. Religion mendicant. Worshippers of Mahomet. Travel about. They marry. Language Arabic and Hindustanee: reside chiefly among their own sect on the Malabar coast and other places. Women left always at home.
Creator/production credits
Attributed to a painter from Tanjore (Thanjavur)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 728668i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
volume I
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