Santal Creation Myth

NameScroll Painting

CultureBengali

DateCirca 2002

Place madeWest Bengal, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA

MediumPaper, natural pigment, wood, plastic

DimensionsOverall: 156 5/16 x 8 3/4 in. (397 x 22.3 cm)

Credit LineIFAF

Object numberFA.2002.34.62

Collections

Asia

DescriptionScroll is sewn to packaging plastic at each end, which is sewn to sticks. Twelve sections sewn together, each with one scene. Beige ground, people with tan skin, soft colors. Top scene three people with haloes; scene two shows many animals and person chasing a snake away from turtle.