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water carrier? Bhisti भिश्ती or भिस्ती is word for men who carried water. but for #women?
several woman servants worked for households of gora sahebs also employed in offices too. few community worked in Indian homes of noblemen? here woman is shown in all her finery #jewellery
here titled as ribbon & rope seller, woman might be making several types of fabric or ropes, threads etc to sell them in market or going door to door marketing, to earn #livelihood, many #crafts #handicraft were as #occupations. thus #women supported family
wife of quail seller? people ate birds too! catching or rearing birds as done in backyard poultry? peacock is depicted here. here to women's contribution in #occupations & #economy is evident
wife of oil merchant? he seems man who extracted oil & taking to sell it. people shown in company paintings of that time seems to be religious-bearing marks of sandal paste, tilak etc. #women wife too worked to compliment & shoulder responsibilities
wife of muslim nobleman? wearing all fine #jewellery #jewelry & colourfull #dress? can you identify?
angrkha or angrakha? payjama, odhni-dupatta?
Wife of Maratha pilgrim! beautifull painting showing ghaghra(lehnga), choli & Odhni- the dress once popular across Bharat, though regional dress are there too.
man shown playing cymbals-reminds of pilgrim people take to visit Pandharpur wari to worship Vitthal-Vithoba, warkari
wife of Maratha courtier? doubt? such dress costume Maharashtrian will not agree! even man's dress too. may be painting done in Madras or Tanjore?
here #woman titled wife of #grass cutter! but she helped, complimented man in occupation/ earning #livelihood
she shown carrying bag-that must be having food etc(cooked be her? other wise he would scold)
Is that pot used for drinking water? that is made/crafted from wood.