Spotlight on V&A India Collections
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The V&A’s outstanding collections of South Asian art are the most comprehensive and important in the West. Curators of the Museum’s South Asia galleries reveal some of the highlights: from beautiful textiles and intricately carved sculptures to a legendary wooden tiger with a musical secret.
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