Holding a Hookah, 19th century, 17 11/16 x 11 1/8 in. (45 x 28.3 cm), Watercolor on paper, India, 19th century, The babu, or Indian bureaucrat, was a much parodied figure in the arts. His mannerisms and appearance reflected his engagement with the British world of fashion and etiquette as he climbed the social ladder away from the Indian middle class. Here, he is depicted as a dapper dandy smoking a hookah. He is draped in a chic waistcloth, shawl, sports heeled shoes, and a Prince Albert hairstyle.
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Holding, Hookah, 19th century, Watercolor, paper, India, 19th century, babu, Indian bureaucrat, parodied figure, arts, mannerisms, appearance reflected, engagement, British world, fashion, etiquette, climbed, social ladder away, Indian middle class, depicted, dapper dandy smoking, hookah, draped, chic waistcloth, shawl, sports heeled shoes, Prince Albert hairstyle
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