An ear-cleaner, attending to a man's ear. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1825.
| Title | An ear-cleaner, attending to a man's ear. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1825. |
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| Publication Date: | 1825 |
| Type | Book |
| Language | ara,eng |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | 6 cm |
| Library: | Wellcome Collection museum and library |
| Record ID | qa5wh7c6 |
| Library Location | Wellcome Collection 591183i |
| Date | 1825 |
| Notes | One work in a series showing trades and occupations of India. Another set with the same composition was commissioned by Col. James Skinner in 1825 (British Library MS Persian add. 27,255) | Kan̄-mad-wālā, a person whose employment it is to pick clean the ears (806) Lettering in English and Arabic below the image |
| Sergileri notu | Exhibited in “Ayurvedic Man: Encounters with Indian medicine” at Wellcome Collection, 16 November 2017 – 8 April 2018 |
