Pata

NameScroll painting

CultureBengali

DateCirca 1980

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

MediumPaper, natural pigments, natural adhesives

Dimensions89 × 14 in. (226 × 35.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Charles Capwell, A.2013.10.3

Object numberA.2013.10.3

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 is yellow. First panel, four figures. From left, first (probably male) in blue dress with full beard and top not. Second, (probably male) with green skin, in red dress. Third, (probably female) in green dress and green headpiece. Fourth, (probably male) in red dress and top not. Later panel, figure with many arms and heads in green dress and green headpieces, over figure in red dress and long hair.