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Not currently on display at the V&A

Woodcut

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Akali with wife and child.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woodcut on paper
Brief description
Sikh woodcut; Akali with wife and child, Lahore or Amritsar, ca.1870.
Physical description
Akali with wife and child.
Credit line
Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex
Object history
This group contains 196 prints, paintings, and pen and pencil drawings from Amritsar, Lahore, Bengal and Bombay. The collection is mainly composed of lithograph pictures sold at the local bazaars and fairs.
Production
Popular Sikh
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W.G. 'Paintings of the Sikhs.' London:Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966. 191p.
Collection
Accession number
IM.2:137-1917

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Record createdNovember 22, 2002
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