Praying cylinders at Soonum, Himalayas
1862
Simpson, William RI FRGS
SSEA
Painting of the praying cylinders in Soonum, Himalayas. Within a mountainous landscape, a crudely erected wooden structure holds the cylinders - fixed to an axle on a horizontal paddle wheel. When the water gushes down, it causes a circular movement in the cylinders. A local woman dressed in a striped skirt collects water in a barrel. Another woman, accompanied by a child, carries the water barrel on her back.
- Maker/Artist
- Simpson, William RI FRGS
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- watercolour, painting
- Locations
- : Himalayas
- Dimensions
- Height: 13.75 in Width: 9.5 in
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- 1153-1869
- Credit Line
- Purchased from Messrs Day and Son Ltd (London) in 1869
- Rights Statement
- arr
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