

Black and white drawing of a man cleaning a woman's ear. The woman wears a sari with detailed designs on it. She has a bindi on her forehead and earrings. The man wears a long-sleeved shirt and loose-fitting pants. He has a mustache and a hat. The ear-cleaning tool resembles a stick with a cotton bud on the end. The pair stand on a patterned rug. A curtain or drapes are behind them, and a pole with a shade or light at the top is to their left. The image is bordered on the right. The background is beige.
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