Wall hanging

Museum number:
9-11186
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
403 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Wall hanging; multicoloured cotton applique on yellow cotton ground with blue cotton backing; shows Lord Krishna playing the flute, surrounded by birds and animals; Length 99 cm. Width 71 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur District
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
March 1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Person depicted:
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Wall hangings
Function:
4.2 Public Buildings and Furnishings
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
To decorate temples or shrines or for domestic use. Made by men and women.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 99 centimeters and width 71 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-11186, described as Wall hanging; multicoloured cotton applique on yellow cotton ground with blue cotton backing; shows Lord Krishna playing the flute, surrounded by birds and animals; Length 99 cm. Width 71 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-11186, described as Wall hanging; multicoloured cotton applique on yellow cotton ground with blue cotton backing; shows Lord Krishna playing the flute, surrounded by birds and animals; Length 99 cm. Width 71 cm.

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