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The sheep lover: a courtesan holding a rose in her right hand and leading a sheep with a human head, c.1865 (i
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The sheep lover: a courtesan holding a rose in her right hand and leading a sheep with a human head, c.1865 (ink & colour on paper)
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British Library, London, UK
Medium
ink and colour on paper
Date
1865 AD (C19th AD)
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'A Sheep Husband', a phrase employed at Bengali weddings for taunting or teasing the bridegroom, but perhaps also used for satirizing female domination

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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lover / ceremony / bride / wedding / sacrement / costume / marriage / wife / ritual / leading / bengal / head / human / indian / wedding / jewellery / ceremony / woman / traditional / dress / hand / courtesan / right / sheep / holding / sari / tradition / bengali / garb / rose / Drawing / Mzdrawing

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