DepartmentAsia
Durga
NameScroll painting
CultureBengali
DateCirca 1980
Place madeNaya Village, West Bengal, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumPaper, canvas, natural pigments, natural adhesives
Dimensions135 7/16 × 11 1/4 in. (344 × 28.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Charles Capwell, A.2013.10.7
Object numberA.2013.10.7
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr. Charles Capwell. Collected from the artists themselves in Naya Village, West Bengal. Dr. Capwell is a Professor Emeritus of Music and an Affiliate of the Anthropology Department of the University of IL at Champaign.
DescriptionBorder, yellow ground, red flowers, red and green stripes. First panel, large central figure (probably female) in pink dress and pink headpiece, ten arms. Below figure in pink, yellow animal (probably lion) biting figure with green skin and grotesque features (probably male). Below green figure, grey animal (probably bull).
