painting, in the 'Bhilwara' style; canvas, red, blue, green, yellow, and black paint on a white ground; scene shows the goddess 'Durga' on tigerback attacking a blue demon riding a black decapitated bull; goddess has four arms; 36 cm. l.; 28.5 cm w.;
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Paintings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
for house decoration? poss. for religious purposes; 'Durga' is a frightening aspect of the great goddess 'Devi', as is 'Kali'; This form of 'Durga' seems to be the 'Mahishasuramarddani', "destroyer of Mahishasura", the demon emerging from the decapitated bull; there are eight other forms of the goddess; Made by men.