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One musician plays a zither, another a harmonica, another a flute en holding infants in their arms, vividly bearing witness to the pains
and still another a set of pipes. to which the artist has gone to depict this festive village scene realis-
Two musicians carrying drumsticks, one of whom is standing and tically.in their arms, vividly bearing witness to the pains to which the
the other seated, beat on a large drum mounted on a high base. artist has gone to depict this festive village scene realistically.
Across from the drum, five figures kneel in a semi-circle, their hands
joined on their chests. On the ground before each is a circular
platter bearing six small spheres, which most probably represent
fruits or cakes of some sort.
Two small children, almost imperceptible in the excitement of the
feast, crawl towards them. Several spectators complete the scene,
among them an old man leaning forward on his cane and two wom-

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