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Catalogue Reference:(V&A) O67443

An etching made in 1971 by the south Indian artist Laxma Goud. It shows five women with a goat in an Indian village being watched by a sixth woman standing by a tree. Laxma Goud's work demonstrates an intimate understanding of village life gained through his upbringing in rural India.

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