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Composite Drawing of an Elephant

Composite Drawing of an Elephant

Indian

The page features a large elephant with its trunk up and walking to the right. The elephant is composed of various fish, birds, and other animals, both real and fictitious, including a tiger, monkey, horse, camel, and a makara, a crocodile-like creature of Hindu mythology, which comprises the front of the elephant’s front right leg, as well as its rump and tail. Rajput style.

Ink on paper; Rajput Style

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