Painting, ritual; ink, paint, paper; represents 2 birds, poss. peacocks or chickens. Figures drawn with black ink on paper and painted in with watercolor. Length: 76 cm; width: 56 cm.
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)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Watercolors (paintings)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
For ritual use; originally painted on walls during weddings, festivals, etc. On the back of the painting is the name of the artist. Made by women, mainly Brahmins.