painting, ritual; ink, paint, paper; represents deity in center, birds around borders; 76 cm. Length; 56 cm. Width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Madhubani, Bihar, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Bihar, Madhubani
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
December 1969
Materials:
Paper (fiber product) (figures inked on paper, originally painted on walls during festivals, or weddings)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Paintings (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Ritual use; originally painted on walls during festivals, weddings, etc. On the back of the painting is the name of the artist, in Hindi. Made by women, mainly Brahmins.