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An elephant and his mahout
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, KOTAH, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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An elephant and his mahout
India, Rajasthan, Kotah, late 18th century
The elephant in profile wearing a large blanket tied with a rope and bells around his neck and midsection, with red markings painted on his forehead and ears, shackled to a tree at right, his mahout seated behind his neck commanding the pachyderm with his goad
Pen, ink and opaque pigments on paper
12¾ x 19 5/8 in. (32.3 x 49.7 cm.)
India, Rajasthan, Kotah, late 18th century
The elephant in profile wearing a large blanket tied with a rope and bells around his neck and midsection, with red markings painted on his forehead and ears, shackled to a tree at right, his mahout seated behind his neck commanding the pachyderm with his goad
Pen, ink and opaque pigments on paper
12¾ x 19 5/8 in. (32.3 x 49.7 cm.)
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