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Kandahar lady of rank, engaged in smoking, c. 1841-2.
Date
1841 to 1842
Material
Description
Scope and content : This portrait of a Barakzai lady shows her seated in family quarters of a wealthy home in Qandahar, with elaborate plaster decoration. The tray of fruit in the foreground is testament to the rich produce cultivated in the fields that can be seen through the open window.
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