Have you been introduced this lovely lady?
Have you seen her lovely clothes and lovely jewels?
Is that a hand fan she is carrying? What is she saying to her parrot?
15th-17th century!!!
Seen at the Indian Heritage Centre, Singapore
The costumes of the young lady leads to the belief that the subject is a dancing girl / Nautch girl.
This fits in with all the other photographs and drawing we have from the 1800s / early 1900s. The first is from the collection of the V&A museum and the second from the British Museum.
And finally an interesting newspaper article featuring another several generations after the subject of our Kalamkari textile:
Have a great weekend!
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