Department(not assigned)
Snake Goddess (Manasa)
NameScroll
Maker
Ajit Chitrakar
CultureBengali
DateMarch 1994, STAFF
Place madeWEST BENGAL, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
MediumPaper, natural pigments, cloth
Dimensions84 5/8 x 14 in. (215 x 35.5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF
Object numberFA.1994.30.2
DescriptionPtd. paper backed w/grn. cloth netting. 8 panels, lg./small. Backing of scroll is canvas netting made partly from newspaper, from an old sari. Will be used in the recyling show. Pats are ptd. and narrated by same person, Bengali, Patuas.
Artist unrecorded
Late 1970s - early 1980s
Purchased 1976
Late 19th century
