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Partner: Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
Reference: IS.111-1965
Title: Kalighat Painting: 'The Mahant Offers Child Birth Medicine to Elokeshi'. Calcutta.ca 1875-80.
Description: Image of the head priest 'Mahant' of the Shivite shrine at Tarakeshwar, standing next to Elokeshi who is seated on chair, attractively dressed in a bright red sari. Wearing a white pleated dhoti against yellow flesh tones, the priest offers her a glass of 'child birth medicine' with a view to drugging her or ontoxicating her before rape.
Date(s): 1875 to 1880
Community: South Asian Community
Theme: Origins (conditions in the country of origin)
Format: Image
Access: Available for consultation by appointment at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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