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Why a Still Life Tradition Is a Misnomer in the Himalayas When Western art historians speak of “still life,” they conjure Dutch Golden Age tablescapes—overturned pewter goblets, half-peeled lemons, a fly on a bread crust. But in the high-altitude st
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