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7 seated men making bidis (cigarettes)

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Date

ca. 1830

Artist

Unknown Artist (Company School)

Collective Title

A volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.

Collection

Victoria & Albert Museum

Image Link

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O67377

Description

A group of seven seated men, making small cigarettes (bidis) accompanied by an overseer. An unidentified figure of a young boy wearing a floral patterned turban stands next to a 'chaprasi' or letter writer.
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Descriptive Medium

Watercolour and gouache on paper

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

©Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Location

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Country

Medium

Tags

People
Professions
Historical Figures
Portraits
Crafts

Category

People & Society

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