DepartmentAsia
The History of Patuas #1
NameScroll painting by Gurupada Chitrakar
Maker
Gurupada Chitrakar
CultureBengali
DateCirca 2003
Place madeWest Bengal, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
MediumPaper, natural pigments
DimensionsOverall: 109 1/4 x 22 1/16 in. (277.5 x 56 cm)
Credit LineInternational Folk Art Foundation Purchase
Object numberFA.2003.14.3
DescriptionFour sections sewn together, with seven panels of pictures. First panel shows statue of huge giant, seated. Giant bares fangs and tongue.
