Pata

NameScroll painting

CultureBengali

DateCirca 1980

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

MediumPaper, natural pigments, natural adhesives

Dimensions128 15/16 × 14 in. (327.5 × 35.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Charles Capwell, A.2013.10.5

Object numberA.2013.10.5

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. First panel, five figures. Central figure, large, (probably male) in green dress with green headpiece. On left side, the figure on top in red dress, red headpiece with yellow skin, the bottom figure in blue dress with brown skin. On right side, top figure in blue dress and brown skin. Bottom figure in red dress with yellow skin. Second panel, three figures. Central figure in red dress (probably male). Right figure, blue dress yellow skin. Left figure, (probably male) in green dress with brown skin, face shown in profile. Panels sewn together with yellow thread.