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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Savantvadi (made)

Painting, in watercolour on paper, the procession is led by an elephant carrying a mahout (driver) and a howdah containing three passengers. It is followed by a nobleman being carried in a palanquin by four bearers, with two attendants carrying circular and peacock-feather fans.

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Categories	Paintings Animals and Wildlife Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project SCRAN
Object type	Painting
Materials and techniques	Painted in watercolour on paper Paint Watercolour Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, procession led by an elephant, with a ruler being carried in a palanquin, watercolour on paper, Savantvadi, mid 19th century
Physical description	Painting, in watercolour on paper, the procession is led by an elephant carrying a mahout (driver) and a howdah containing three passengers. It is followed by a nobleman being carried in a palanquin by four bearers, with two attendants carrying circular and peacock-feather fans.
Content description	The procession is led by an elephant carrying a mahout (driver) and a howdah containing three passengers. It is followed by a nobleman being carried in a palanquin by four bearers, with two attendants carrying circular and peacock-feather fans.
Production	Although paintings of this type have been popularly attributed to Paithan in Maharashtra, they are painted in the area around Savantvadi in that state.
Subjects depicted	Elephant Procession Howdah Palanquin
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.19-1991

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Record created	July 1, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O81865/painting-unknown/

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