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Painting on parchment depicting a rural scene with four figures carrying bundles of kindling towards their home. From left to right: two men wear white cotton trousers, tunics and 'shammas' and carry bundles of wood on their heads, tied with rope and supported with a stick. One woman has braided hair and tattoos around her neck. The group are walking towards two traditional thatched 'tukuls' with red pottery chimney-pots.
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