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South Indian artist
Hijra or eunuch c. 1850
11.4 x 8.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 933393
South Indian artist
Hijra or eunuch c. 1850
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Hijra (split vertically, half woman half man, and clothed appropriately). The female half wears a yellow lehenga with a red shawl over her head, and bangles round her bare ankles, holding a red vessel; the male half has a moustache, wears a white jama with a red sash, holding a walking stick.
Provenance
Probably acquired by Queen Mary.
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11.4 x 8.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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