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Two Hindu ascetics: left, a woman wearing saffron robes, brimless hat and slippers and smoking a hookah
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| Caption | Two Hindu ascetics: left, a woman wearing saffron robes, brimless hat and slippers and smoking a hookah; right, a barefoot man wearing a saffron loincloth and a tigerskin, and carrying a spear and sword in a scabbard. Gouache painting by an artist of Thanjavur (Tanjore), ca 1800 (?). Both wear saffron robes, raised sandals, beads around the neck and arms, and have tilaka (religious markings) painted on their foreheads, upper body and arms; the man has long hair and grey beard and wears beads in his earlobes; the woman wears her hair in a chignon and has gold earrings. Created 1800? (?). Sadhus. Work ID: ru4yqt7a. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | gouache, with gold on card |
| Credit | Wellcome Collection |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
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