DepartmentAsia
Pata
NameScroll painting
CultureBengali
DateCirca 1980
Place madeNaya Village, West Bengal, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumPaper, natural pigments, natural adhesives
Dimensions109 5/8 × 11 in. (278.5 × 28 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Charles Capwell, A.2013.10.13
Object numberA.2013.10.13
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, two figures and a tree. From left, figure with blue skin, red dress and red headpiece (probably male). Tree between the figures. On the right, figure with brown skin, long hair, blue dress (probably female). Later panels contain figures, trees and some animals.
