calendar, year 1969; depict a rural scene; a beautiful girl, described by the collector as a "Maharashtrian virgin" (after her marriage she will not wear the kind of top she wears) sits in a weedpatch, with houses and a bullock in the background; 62 cm length; 35.5 cm width; Role in trade - promotional device for Haywards Liquors
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra distr.
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
January 15, 1970
Materials:
Cloth (cloth loop for hanging), Metal (metal band at top), and Paper (fiber product) (calendar printed on paper)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Calendars (documents)
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)