Costume of an Indian widow. She wears a simple piece of white cloth that is draped over her head, bosom and waist. She carries a small urn to fetch water from a spring. Veuve Indienne. Copperplate engraving by Jean-Baptiste Marie Poisson after an illustration by Pierre Sonnerat from his Voyage aux Indes Orientales et à la Chine (Voyage to the East Indies and China, Dentu, Paris, 1806.

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