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A group of Gaddis

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A group of Gaddis
gouache on paper, in a landscape of low hills with a town in the distance, three gypsies, a man, old lady and young woman, walk with their herd of goats, all carry bundles on their backs, a dog walks at their feet, (negligible spotting) - 8½ x 10in. (21.7 x 25.4cm.); a group of men smoking, outside a village with grazing cows in the distance, eight men sit talking, drinking and smoking, one sits on a raised platform by a fire, a dog sleeps beside them - 6 x 10¼in. (15.2 x 26cm.), both Pahari, circa 1900; and portrait of a prince, in Mughal style, seated on a gold chair beside a falcon, 0th century - 9 x 6in. (22.8 x 15.2cm.), all mounted, framed and glazed
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The Gaddis are the carrier caste in the Punjab Hills.

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