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Wooden Model of a Colonial CourtroomThe presiding judge, an officer with the British East India Company, is seated on a chair with his top hat on the table. The Indian assistants are seated on the floor, and the plaintiffs and defendants in the case are standing. Notice the attention the Indian craftsman paid to the details of the dress and hats of each of the figures in this 20-inch-long wooden model. (© Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK/V&A Images/Art Resource, NY)