Textile

Museum number:
18-1117
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3472
Description:
Painting on cloth representing episodes from a Brahmanic tale. Polychrome on white background; divinities Siva and Yama (lord of hell) at lower right. Made for sale; based on older traditional paintings made for house and temple decorations. 58 x 78.5 cm.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Textile, accession number 18-1117, described as Painting on cloth representing episodes from a Brahmanic tale. Polychrome on white background; divinities Siva and Yama (lord of hell) at lower right. Made for sale; based on older traditional paintings made for house and temple decorations. 58 x 78.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Textile, accession number 18-1117, described as Painting on cloth representing episodes from a Brahmanic tale. Polychrome on white background; divinities Siva and Yama (lord of hell) at lower right. Made for sale; based on older traditional paintings made for house and temple decorations. 58 x 78.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 18-1117, described as Painting on cloth representing episodes from a Brahmanic tale. Polychrome on white background; divinities Siva and Yama (lord of hell) at lower right. Made for sale; based on older traditional paintings made for house and temple decorations. 58 x 78.5 cm.

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