Pata

NameScroll painting

CultureBengali

DateCirca 1980

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

MediumPaper, natural pigments, natural adhesives

Dimensions129 1/8 × 14 in. (328 × 35.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Charles Capwell, A.2013.10.11

Object numberA.2013.10.11

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, red flowers, green leaves. First panel, four figures. From left, figure in green dress, full beard, long hair and top knot (probably male). Second figure, in foreground with legs crossed, in pink dress, pink headpiece, long hair (probably male). Third figure, blue dress and long hair. Fourth figure, green dress and long hair. In later panels, figure with blue skin, red eyes, mouth open showing teeth. Other figure with green skin, red in the corners of the eyes, sideburns.