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351. Add Or 3470

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Add Or 3470
Title:
The goddess Kali, four armed, with dark blue skin.. Artist(s): Budeshwar Chitrakar (fl. c.1940)
Scope & Content:
The goddess Kali, four-armed, with dark blue skin and yellow garland of human heads, in one of her hands a severed head. She stands on a prone male victim, a small snake above its head.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1940
Extent:
1 Item

352. Add Or 3470-3472

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3470-3472
Title:
Add.Or.3470-3472 A scroll painting cut into three sections depicting the goddess Kali, Death’s minions and Baghut bonga. By Budesvar Citrakar, village ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3470-3472 A scroll painting cut into three sections depicting the goddess Kali, Death’s minions and Baghut bonga. By Budesvar Citrakar, village Bora, Banskuli circle, Dumka subdivision, Santal Parganas, Bihar, c.1940. Water-colour; width 345 mm. Pale blue patterned border. Collected ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1939-1941
Extent:
3 items

353. Add Or 3471

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3471
Title:
Two demons, blue-skinned and with long hair.. Artist(s): Budeshwar Chitrakar (fl. c.1940)
Scope & Content:
Two demons, blue-skinned and with long hair down their backs; the first brandishing a knife, the second holding a human leg and chewing a human arm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1940
Extent:
1 Item

354. Add Or 3472

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3472
Title:
A large yellow tiger, black-spotted except for stripes on the neck; below, a coiled up snake, a bear and a peacock.. Artist(s): Budeshwar Chitrakar (fl. c.1940)
Scope & Content:
A large yellow ‘tiger’, black-spotted except for black stripes on the neck; below, a coiled up snake, a bear and a peacock. Reproduced: M. Archer (1967), p.81. Note: The ‘tiger’ is here regarded as Baghut bonga (see Introduction to printed catalogue). For the Shahabad cult of Baghaut (a man w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1940
Extent:
1 Item

355. Add Or 3473

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3473
Title:
Hor Raja mounted on a brown horse.. Artist(s): Budeshwar Chitrakar (fl. c.1940)
Scope & Content:
Hor Raja (chief of the Santal tribe) mounted on a brown horse.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940
Extent:
1 Item

356. Add Or 3473-3475

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3473-3475
Title:
Add.Or.3473-3475 Scroll painting cut into three sections personifying the Santal clans. By Budesvar Citrakar of village Bora, Banskuli circle, Dumka s ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3473-3475 Scroll painting cut into three sections personifying the Santal clans. By Budesvar Citrakar of village Bora, Banskuli circle, Dumka subdivision, Santal Parganas district, Bihar, 1940. Water-colour; width 280 mm. Collected by W.G. Archer, 1945. Purchased 1974.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940-1940
Extent:
3 items

357. Add Or 3474

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3474
Title:
Two Soren Sepoys. Artist(s): Budeshwar Chitrakar (fl. c.1940)
Scope & Content:
Two Soren sepoys (members of the soldier clan) marching in brown caps, blue and green tunics and black shoes and holding in their hands long black muskets. Below a spotted deer chased by a dog.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940
Extent:
1 Item

358. Add Or 3475

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3475
Title:
A Murmu mounted in state on a blue elephant. Artist(s): Budeshwar Chitrakar (fl. c.1940)
Scope & Content:
A Murmu (priest clan) mounted in state on a blue elephant, a mahout with goad seated beside him.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940
Extent:
1 Item

359. Add Or 3476

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3476
Title:
The baby Krishna sitting on Jasoda's lap with another milkmaid.. Artist(s): Praneshwar Chitrakar (fl. 1940s)
Scope & Content:
The baby Krishna sitting on Jasoda’s lap with another milkmaid (perhaps Rohini) seated opposite; both women are seated on high elaborately turned stools from which their legs dangle.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1940
Extent:
1 Item

360. Add Or 3476-3484

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3476-3484
Title:
Add.Or.3476-3484 Scroll painting cut into nine sections illustrating the Krishna story and the Baha festival. By Pranesvar Citrakar of village Bora, B ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3476-3484 Scroll painting cut into nine sections illustrating the Krishna story and the Baha festival. By Pranesvar Citrakar of village Bora, Banskuli circle, Dumka subdivision, Santal Parganas, Bihar, c.1940. Water-colour; width 270 mm. Pale blue patterned border as in previous scrol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1939-1941
Extent:
9 items