Pata

NameScroll painting

CultureBengali

DateCirca 1980

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

MediumPaper, natural pigments, natural adhesives

Dimensions129 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (329 × 32 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Charles Capwell, A.2013.10.8

Object numberA.2013.10.8

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 and red stripes. First panel, figure with yellow skin, long hair, standing under a structure. Large hole in the paper of the first panel. Second panel, four figures. Central figure (probably female) in orange dress holding second figure. Second figure, much smaller than others (probably child) wearing white loincloth. Left figure, (probably male) in yellow dress with very dark skin. Right figure, (probably male) in green dress with yellow skin. Panels sewn together with multiple colors of thread.