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Lady in Husband's Clothes (Punjab Museum Collection)

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Randhawa, Mohinder Singh
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Abstract

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Lonely women whose husbands were away were often shown in men's clothes, as this reminded them of their husband. The Rani is dressed in her husband's clothes, including a turban with peacock feather. One companion holds a thali containing vermilion with which a vermilion mark has been painted on her forehead. The empty bed suggests the absent husband

Keywords

Pahari Painting: Guler (1740-1770), Guler-Kangra, paintings, miniatures, book scan

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/188295

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Basham Photographs

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Image

Archives Series

Date created

1954

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This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.

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