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Kargil War
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DepartmentAsia

Kargil War

NameScroll Painting
Maker Nani Gopal Chitrakar
CultureBengali
DateCirca 2002
Place madeWest Bengal, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
MediumPaper, natural pigments
DimensionsOverall: 109 7/16 x 11 in. (278 x 28 cm)
Credit LineIFAF
Object numberFA.2002.34.3
DescriptionEight panels. First panel is of man in white holding a gun, right hand pointing up, crescent moon and star to his left. Other panels show many men, some dressed in colors, some in white. Last panel is map showing ASIA, SOUTH ASIA, INDIA, Pakistan, and other countries. Woman stands in front holding flag in each hand.
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