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Pair of fabric figurines - Pair of fabric figurines Northern India, Colonial Period, 19th-20th Century Handcrafted dolls representing a dancer and a musician, made of fabric over a metal structure and hand-painted. The dancer wears traditional Northern Indian attire, including a wide skirt and a choli. The musician accompanies her with a large drum, an instrument commonly used in street performances and on small stages. The finely detailed painting gives both figures expressiveness and character, while also reflecting an aesthetic deeply influenced by the narrative and visual style of colonial India. H cm 26