DepartmentAsia
Pata
NameScroll painting
CultureBengali
DateCirca 1980
Place madeNaya Village, West Bengal, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumPaper, natural pigments, natural adhesives
Dimensions84 1/4 × 7 1/16 in. (214 × 18 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Charles Capwell, A.2013.10.10
Object numberA.2013.10.10
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. First panel, single figure face shown in profile. Red in the corners of the eye, long black hair, sticking tongue out, wearing a loincloth (probably male). Third panel, figure with yellow skin, red in the corners of the eye, tongue stuck out, wearing a loincloth (probabaly male), human body with animal mouth (like an aligator). Following panels contain scenes of a sexual nature.
