Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v3.c12.s19.14

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ground of the painting are some trees from which birds are watching the cruel act of the hunter. The fresco is damaged at this place also, but the tail-feathers and the body of a peacock can easily be made out. Under the trees a companion of Sonuttara may also be seen, who is tying the tusks, which have already been cut, to a bamboo with a rope. The sandals worn by this hunter are of the same pattern as those used by country-folk in the Deccan at the present time. His turban and hair are of course of the early Indian style, such as is noticed in the earlier Buddhist caves of Western India, or at the stūpas of Sanchi and Bharhut. Farther to the right we see the same hunter carrying the tusks of the royal elephant hung in slings at each end of a bamboo pole (Plate XXX a).