A couple preparing tandoori rotis: the woman faces the tandoor and shapes the bread with her hands as she nurses her baby, whilst the man kneeds the dough. Watercolour by an Indian artist.

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[between 1800 and 1899?]
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576317i
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A couple preparing tandoori rotis: the woman faces the tandoor and shapes the bread with her hands as she nurses her baby, whilst the man kneeds the dough. Watercolour by an Indian artist. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]

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1 painting : watercolour, with fine brush ; image 17.1 x 21.8 cm

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Tandoori rotis are thick Indian bread meant to be served with curries. They are cooked on a high heat, inside a large dish called a tandoor

Notes

One in a set of seven paintings (nos. 576313i, 576314i, 576315i, 576316i, 576317i, 576318i, 576516i) from the same source, showing riflemen, bannerman, Jain monks, carpenters, tandoori cooks, knife-grinder, ploughman

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Wellcome Collection 576317i

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