Bhils hunting deer at night; the man holding a bow, the woman wearing a leaf skirt and carrying a gourd lantern and a bell. 1740–1760AD. Ms Ousley Add. 166, folio 41b |
Bhils hunting deer at night; the man holding a bow, the woman wearing a leaf skirt and carrying a torch and bell. 1740AD. Ms Douce Or. b.1, folio 14b |
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Bhils hunting deer at night. 1740–1760AD. Ms Douce Or. a3, folio 27r |
A jeweled lady visiting a village of Bhils, 1600AD. Ms. Ousley Add. 171, fol. 6v |
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Bodleian Library, University of Oxford |
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A larger image of Bhil Tribespeople hunting deer at night, Davis Album, 18th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 30.95.174.20 |
A woman with a giant torch mesmerizes a deer. She may not be a member of the Bhil tribe (though her skirt resembles a Bhil skirt) but a lady of the court, indulging in a nocturnal adventure. This must have been a memorable event, with its own special mood, which the court artist was asked to preserve. The Walters Art Museum W.854 |