A goat about to be beheaded as a Hindu ritual in honour of the goddess Kālī. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899?]
- Reference:
- 726259i
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Description
A painting of the same subject in the British Library is described by Archer, op. cit., as "A goat being slaughtered at Kali Puja" (Add. Or. 1147)
Publication/Creation
[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]
Physical description
1 painting : gouache painting, with pen and ink ; sheet 19.5 x 28 cm
Lettering
Cally poojah
Inscription on verso: "A Hindoo sacrifice"
References note
Mildred Archer, Company drawings in the India Office Library, London 1972, p. 80
Reference
Wellcome Collection 726259i
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