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"tombstone": "Weaving and Spinning, c. 1860. Kehar Singh (Indian). Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 23.7 x 19 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward, 1987.162",
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"title": "The Year in Review for 1987",
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"title": "Indian Gallery 242b Rotation \u2013 November 2017-April 2018",
"description": "Indian Gallery 242b Rotation \u2013 November 2017-April 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2017-April 16, 2018).",
"opening_date": "2017-11-10T05:00:00"
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"description": "Hand-spun and woven cotton cloth was probably the most important commodity exported from India during the 1700s and 1800s. The British East India Company expanded to manage the business of textile production and international sale. The
humble conditions under which Indian weavers and spinners worked are depicted here, where simple looms are made from crude branches, and the craftsmen work on the ground. The inscriptions at the top of the page indicate the artist\u2019s name and the workers\u2019 occupations.",
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"citation": "Czuma, Stanislaw J. Indian Art from the George P. Bickford Collection: Catalog. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.",
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