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DepartmentAsia

Literacy

NameScroll Painting
Maker Rani Chitrakar
CultureBengali
DateCirca 2002
Place madeWest Bengal, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
MediumPaper, natural pigments, natural adhesives, fiber
DimensionsOverall: 108.6614 x 10.9055 in.; 276 x 27.7 cm
Credit LineIFAF
Object numberFA.2002.34.64
DescriptionPainted on cloth which is tied to a stick at each end. Nine scenes. In top one, teacher with two students seated; man, woman, baby in hut at one side; board on wall has lesson written on. Scene eight shows woman riding on swan.
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