My beautiful monkey Shabnam (my eunuch brother's name) that was killed by the Muslims. They said a monkey is a Hindu god and therefore cannot live in a Muslim graveyard. So they poisoned him. かわいい猿のシャブナム（ユーナックの兄弟と同じ名前）は、ムスリムに殺されてしまった。猿はヒンドゥー教の神様なので、ムスリムのお墓では飼ってはいけないと言って毒殺されてしまった

SINGH, Dayanita シン, ダヤニータ

Collection of: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Series title: Myself Mona Ahmed
Title: My beautiful monkey Shabnam (my eunuch brother's name) that was killed by the Muslims. They said a monkey is a Hindu god and therefore cannot live in a Muslim graveyard. So they poisoned him.
Original title: My beautiful monkey Shabnam (my eunuch brother's name) that was killed by the Muslims. They said a monkey is a Hindu god and therefore cannot live in a Muslim graveyard. So they poisoned him.
Artist Name: SINGH, Dayanita
Year: 1999
Material / Technique: Gelatin silver print on developing-out paper
Dimensions: 305x457mm
Accession number: 20106167
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