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DepartmentAsia

Afghanistan

NameScroll Painting
Maker Shanwar Chitrakar
CultureBengali
DateCirca 2001
Place madeWest Bengal, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
MediumPaper, natural pigments, fiber
DimensionsOverall: 158 1/4 x 22 1/16 in. (402 x 56 cm)
Credit LineIFAF
Object numberFA.2002.34.50
DescriptionSix sections sewn together, eleven scenes; paper backed with fabric. Story of arguments before war begins. Scene six shows a large airplane bursting into flames with buildings, people, cars and buses below.
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