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241. Add Or 3326

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Add Or 3326
Title:
Design for a wall-painting with Krishna playing his flute in the centre surrounded by a circular chain of milkmaids; the whole in the form of a Kamalban.
Scope & Content:
Design for a wall-painting with Krishna playing his flute in the centre surrounded by a circular chain of milkmaids; the whole in the form of a ‘kamalban’ (lotus circle). 435 by 435 mm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

242. Add Or 3327

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Add Or 3327
Title:
Design for a Kamalban (lotus circle), a ring of parrots around the edge.
Scope & Content:
Design for a ‘kamalban’ (lotus circle), a ring of parrots around the edge. 330 by 405 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

243. Add Or 3328

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3328
Title:
Design for a wall-painting divided into six panels depicting Kali and other divinities
Scope & Content:
Design for a wall-painting divided into six panels depicting Kali; the tortoise incarnation of Visnu ‘(kurma avatara);’ the fish incarnation of Visnu ‘(matsya avatara);’ Siva; Brahma; Ganesa. Figures surrounded by auspicious peacocks and lotuses. 330 by 405 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

244. Add Or 3329

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3329
Title:
Design for a wall painting divided into nine panels with various divinities
Scope & Content:
Design for a wall-painting divided into nine panels depicting: Siva; Ganesa with his rat; Visnu; Brahma holding leaves of a manuscript inscribed ‘ram, ram’, Kartikeya on a peacock; Visnu as Narasimha; Hanuman (?); Boar incarnation of Visnu ‘(varaha avatara);’ Ganga on a water-monster. 330 by 40...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

245. Add Or 3330

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3330
Title:
Design for a wall painting divided into nine panels depicting: various divinities
Scope & Content:
Design for a wall painting divided into nine panels depicting: Siva and Parvati with the bull Nandi, inscribed: ‘sri mahadevji;’ Kali trampling on Siva, inscribed: ‘sri kalika’; the boar incarnation of Visnu ‘(varaha avatara),’ inscribed: ‘sri varaha rup’ and’ ram ram;’ Brahma, inscribed: ‘sri b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-40
Extent:
1 Item

246. Add Or 3331

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3331
Title:
Design of lotus circles (Kamalban). Seven lotus circles, the central one pierced by a "bamboo tree".
Scope & Content:
Design of lotus circles( ‘kamalban’). Seven lotus circles, the central one pierced by a ‘bamboo tree’. In the lower corners (left) the bride and bridegroom in a palanquin and (right) Siva, Parvati and Nandi. Fishes, turtles, parrots, flowers, suns and moons scattered throughout. 330 by 405 m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1940
Extent:
1 Item

247. Add Or 3332

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3332
Title:
Design of lotus circles. Seven lotus circles, the central one pierced by a "bamboo tree". Parrots around the side.
Scope & Content:
Design of lotus circles ‘(kamalban).’ Seven lotus circles, the central one pierced by a ‘bamboo tree’. Parrots around the sides. By a Maithil Kayasth woman from the household of Markanda Jha, village Basauli, p.s. Madhubani, Darbhanga district, Bihar, c.1920-40. Coloured ink; 330 by 405 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1940
Extent:
1 Item

248. Add Or 3396

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Add Or 3396
Title:
The Baha festival.
Scope & Content:
The Baha festival. (1) At the top, seven Santal villagers carrying a cloth, a pot, a winnowing fan and a basket with five fowls going in procession to the sacred grove, two of their number blowing on buffalo horns. (2) At the grove (indicated by four schematised trees), the ‘naeke’ or village ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930
Extent:
1 Item

249. Add Or 3397

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3397
Title:
The Baha festival.
Scope & Content:
The Baha festival. (1) The procession of six villagers returning from the grove, the priest leading them, the basket now containing only three fowls, a Santal woman washing the priest’s feet. (2) A Santal seated before a large post, resting on three round stones and ladling from it rice-beer; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930
Extent:
1 Item

250. Add Or 3403

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3403
Title:
The Baha festival.. Artist(s): Girish Jadupatua (c.1930)
Scope & Content:
The Baha festival. Above, five villagers, including the priest, field priest and ‘godet’ (headman’s messenger) proceeding in a line carrying a winnowing-fan, a basket with three fowls and a red pot, one of them blowing on a buffalo horn and another beating a bowl-shaped hide-drum ‘(tamak).’ Be...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930
Extent:
1 Item

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