Line drawing of a kitchen scene showing six women, from left one carrying a coconut and holding a chopper, one seated on a coconut scraper, a standing woman holding a gourd and a chopper, a woman seated in front of a fire with anohter standing over the cooking pot and holding a chopper. The woman extreme right is standing and holding a water pot under her arm. Abive the women bananas and pineapples hang in a row, with an oil lamp hanging above the cooking pot. Along the top a roof is indicated, with curved overlapping tiles. Singed 'Manjusri 48.1'. Said to be copied from cave painting.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
23.6.48/2
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 876.3 x 673.1 mm
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