Painting
ca. 1780 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a group of tribal women on a hunting expedition, while one woman receives attention to her foot from a man. The five women wear leaf skirts and scarves, and gold anklets and bracelets; two deer and a tiger lie dead in the foreground, while a leopard can be seen hunting deer in the background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, tribal women on hunting expedition, opaque watercolour on paper, Eastern Deccan, possibly Machilipatnam, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a group of tribal women on a hunting expedition, while one woman receives attention to her foot from a man. The five women wear leaf skirts and scarves, and gold anklets and bracelets; two deer and a tiger lie dead in the foreground, while a leopard can be seen hunting deer in the background. |
| Content description | A group of tribal women on a hunting expedition, while one woman receives attention to her foot from a man. The five women wear leaf skirts and scarves, and gold anklets and bracelets; two deer and a tiger lie dead in the foreground, while a leopard can be seen hunting deer in the background. |
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| Credit line | Given by Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson Pasha and Colonel T.G.Gayer-Anderson, C.M.G., D.S.O. |
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| Accession number | IS.202-1953 |
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| Record created | November 29, 2002 |
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