DepartmentAsia
Savitri Satyvan
NameScroll painting
CultureBengali
DateCirca 1980
Place madeNaya Village, West Bengal, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumPaper, natural pigments, natural adhesives
Dimensions126 9/16 × 14 in. (321.5 × 35.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. Charles Capwell, A.2013.10.1
Object numberA.2013.10.1
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 composed of yellow ground and pink flowers with green leaves. First panel, central figure wearing green dress, white scarf and green headdress. Left side of central figure, (probably male) pink dress with long hair and full beard. Right figure, (probably female) pink dress with designs on the wrists. Other panels contain people and some animals. Panels sewn together with pink thread.
