DepartmentAsia
Santal Creation Myth
NameScroll Painting
CultureBengali
DateCirca 2002
Place madeWest Bengal, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
MediumPaper, natural pigment, wood, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 156 5/16 x 8 3/4 in. (397 x 22.3 cm)
Credit LineIFAF
Object numberFA.2002.34.62
DescriptionScroll is sewn to packaging plastic at each end, which is sewn to sticks. Twelve sections sewn together, each with one scene. Beige ground, people with tan skin, soft colors. Top scene three people with haloes; scene two shows many animals and person chasing a snake away from turtle.
Circa 2002
Circa 1980
