Pata

NameScroll painting

CultureBengali

DateCirca 1980

Place madeNaya Village, West Bengal, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumPaper, natural pigments, natural adhesives

Dimensions147 7/16 × 14 in. (374.5 × 35.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Charles Capwell, A.2013.10.4

Object numberA.2013.10.4

ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr. Charles Capwell. Collected from the artists themselves in Naya Village, West Bengal. Dr. Capwell is a Professor Emeritus of Music and an Affiliate of the Anthropology Department of the University of IL at Champaign.

DescriptionBorder, yellow ground, pink flowers and green leaves. First panel, orange ground and two figures. Figure on the left, (probably female) in pink dress with long hair. Figure on the right, (probably male) in green dress with blue headpiece and full beard. Second panel, three figures on the left (probably male), on the right a six pointed star in the sky.