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Artist/Maker	Archana Shastri (maker)
Place of origin	India (made)

In this minutely drawn image, (executed in pen and ink), an elderly-looking lady is shown inserting a thread through a smallish needle. On the left, we see a girl kneeling on the floor. This oneiric and somewhat eerie scene takes place in a semi-rural setting.

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Categories	Paintings Drawings Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	Drawn in ink and pencil on paper Ink Pencil Paper Drawn Painted
Brief description	Drawing, elderly lady threading needle, by Archana Shastri, ink on paper, India, 1989
Physical description	Drawing, ink and pencil on paper, an elderly-looking lady is shown inserting a thread through a smallish needle. On her left, a girl kneels on the floor. The scene takes place in a rural setting.
Dimensions	Height: 36.2cm Width: 28.3cm With mount height: 59.7cm With mount width: 44.5cm
Content description	An elderly-looking lady is shown inserting a thread through a smallish needle. On her left, a girl kneels on the floor.
Marks and inscriptions	Signed and dated on lower right.
Object history	Purchased from The Arts Heritage. Rp 92/964
Subjects depicted	Woman Needle
Summary	In this minutely drawn image, (executed in pen and ink), an elderly-looking lady is shown inserting a thread through a smallish needle. On the left, we see a girl kneeling on the floor. This oneiric and somewhat eerie scene takes place in a semi-rural setting.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.39-1993

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O402912/drawing-archana-shastri/

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