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![[Two women conversing, one seated on window sill stitching cloth, the other seated by spinning wheel with a distaff in one hand]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvdHdvLXdvbWVuLWNvbnZlcnNpbmctb25lLXNlYXRlZC1vbi13aW5kb3ctc2lsbC1zdGl0Y2hpbmctY2xvdGgtdGhlLW90aGVyLXNlYXRlZC1mYWUwYzYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/256/jpg "[Two women conversing, one seated on window sill stitching cloth, the other seated by spinning wheel with a distaff in one hand]")
![[Two unidentified girls, full-length portraits, seated on chairs next to table with tablecloth]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvdHdvLXVuaWRlbnRpZmllZC1naXJscy1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdHMtc2VhdGVkLW9uLWNoYWlycy1uZXh0LXRvLXRhYmxlLTZlNDk4OS02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Two unidentified girls, full-length portraits, seated on chairs next to table with tablecloth]")
![[Woman spinning with a hand spindle, seated on floor across from another woman who is carding fibers, Lachung Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvd29tYW4tc3Bpbm5pbmctd2l0aC1hLWhhbmQtc3BpbmRsZS1zZWF0ZWQtb24tZmxvb3ItYWNyb3NzLWZyb20tYW5vdGhlci13b21hbi1iODM4MTgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Woman spinning with a hand spindle, seated on floor across from another woman who is carding fibers, Lachung Sikkim]")
![[Man and woman standing beside a round table; two women seated at right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvbWFuLWFuZC13b21hbi1zdGFuZGluZy1iZXNpZGUtYS1yb3VuZC10YWJsZS10d28td29tZW4tc2VhdGVkLWF0LXJpZ2h0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Man and woman standing beside a round table; two women seated at right]")
![[Woman and 2 girls seated at small table with cups, pitcher, etc.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTgvMDEvMDEvd29tYW4tYW5kLTItZ2lybHMtc2VhdGVkLWF0LXNtYWxsLXRhYmxlLXdpdGgtY3Vwcy1waXRjaGVyLWV0Yy02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Woman and 2 girls seated at small table with cups, pitcher, etc.]")
![[Two women riding in a rickshaw]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvdHdvLXdvbWVuLXJpZGluZy1pbi1hLXJpY2tzaGF3LWY4YzYwMi02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Two women riding in a rickshaw]")
![[Woman slumped beside chair] - Public domain drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvd29tYW4tc2x1bXBlZC1iZXNpZGUtY2hhaXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Woman slumped beside chair] - Public domain drawing")
