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Musician with a d'hauk, a large drum carried over the shoulder and decorated with feathers, played at marriages and religious occasions, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by Francois Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
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Musician with a d'hauk, a large drum carried over the shoulder and decorated with feathers, played at marriages and religious occasions, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by Francois Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.

http://data.europeana.eu/agent/46300 · 1799

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: A d'hauk ; used at marriages & religious ceremonies. Bears number : section 11th ; no. 21. Latter part of lettering is in ink manuscript.

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