Painted cloth

Museum number:
9-14911
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3419
Description:
Shrine souvenir; oil paint impregnated cloth; major scene shows shrine with possibly Jagan-natha on right, possibly Subhadra on left; 2 lions back to back lower center; various symbols, gods are minor decorations; slight damage at all four corners; rosettes with in border. Length: 25.6cm Width: 21.3cm. Context: made for sale to pilgrims to Jagan-natha Temple. He is the Hindu Lord of Creation and avatar of Vishu and Krisna.
Donor:
David G. Mandelbaum
Collection place:
Puri, Odisha, India
Culture or time period:
Hindu
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Textile samples
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Painted cloth, accession number 9-14911, described as Shrine souvenir; oil paint impregnated cloth; major scene shows shrine with possibly Jagan-natha on right, possibly Subhadra on left; 2 lions back to back lower center; various symbols, gods are minor decorations; slight damage at all four corners; rosettes with in border. Length: 25.6cm Width: 21.3cm. Context: made for sale to pilgrims to Jagan-natha Temple. He is the Hindu Lord of Creation and avatar of Vishu and Krisna.

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