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Howdahs

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  • An elephant carrying a howdah, with two attendants. Gouache by an Indian artist.
  • A man of high rank sitting on an elaborate howdah (canopied seat) on top of an elephant, preceded by two guards. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • A woman sitting on a howdah being carried by a camel whose body is formed by a variety of animals and humans. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A female and a male Asiatic elephant with their young and a caparisoned elephant with a howdah in the distance. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.
  • A model of a monstrous four-footed creature standing on a wagon with a howdah on its back. Gouache.
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    A man of high rank sitting on an elaborate howdah (canopied seat) on top of an elephant, preceded by two guards. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 580804i
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    A woman sitting on a howdah being carried by a camel whose body is formed by a variety of animals and humans. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 578083i
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    A female and a male Asiatic elephant with their young and a caparisoned elephant with a howdah in the distance. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.

    Stewart, James, 1791-1863. | Date: 1850-1859 | Reference: 41119i
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    A model of a monstrous four-footed creature standing on a wagon with a howdah on its back. Gouache.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 727845i
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    A wealthy man, holding an umbrella, sitting on a howdah (seat) placed on the back of a rug-draped Indian elephant. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 582758i
    Part of: Customers, trades, menial employments and handicrafts of Hindustan
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