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261. Add Or 3407

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3407
Title:
A white monkey with a black mouth, feet, and paws, addressing a large stork-like bird with a brown neck.
Scope & Content:
A white monkey with black mouth, feet and paws, its skin spotted with black dots, holding a fruit and addressing a large stork-like bird with brown neck, black body and brown and white plumage. Below, a brown Santal-like figure in striped drawers holding out a brown bag or basket and addressing...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

262. Add Or 3407-3410

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3407-3410
Title:
Add.Or.3407-3410 Part of a scroll painting cut into four sections illustrating the Baha festival. By a jadupatua of Dumka subdivision, Santal Parganas ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3407-3410 Part of a scroll painting cut into four sections illustrating the Baha festival. By a jadupatua of Dumka subdivision, Santal Parganas district, Bihar, c.1920. Water-colour; width 265 mm. Collected in Dumka subdivision, c.1920 by the Norwegian missionary and scholar, Paul Ola...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1919-1921
Extent:
4 items

263. Add Or 3408

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3408
Title:
The Baha festival
Scope & Content:
The Baha festival. A bullock standing with its head in a cleft stick while a Santal holds its tall and a second Santal prepares to fell it with the butt-end of an axe.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

264. Add Or 3409

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3409
Title:
The Baha festival
Scope & Content:
The Baha festival. A long brown python held aloft by two Santals, the first of whom prepares to cut off its head with a curved knife.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

265. Add Or 3410

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3410
Title:
The Baha festival
Scope & Content:
The Baha festival. Brewing rice-beer. A seated Santal with four leaf-cups, a second Santal stirring the contents of a large pot with a stick. Below, a Santal falling down drunk, a second Santal succouring him.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

266. Add Or 3411

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3411
Title:
A large pale brown tiger with black spots and stripes mounted by a bearded Muslim figure holding a club.
Scope & Content:
A large pale brown tiger with black spots and stripes, red tongue, long claws and whiskers mounted by a bearded Muslim figure holding a small club. Above an orange alcove with three conical structures enclosed by a cusped black arch. Note: The structures may represent the ‘pir’s’ shrine.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

267. Add Or 3411, Add Or 3823-3825

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3411, Add Or 3823-3825
Title:
Add.Or.3411; Add.Or.3823-3825 Scroll painting cut into four sections illustrating the tigers’ god, the Muharram festival and scenes of Santal life. By ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3411; Add.Or.3823-3825 Scroll painting cut into four sections illustrating the tigers’ god, the Muharram festival and scenes of Santal life. By a jadupatua of Dumka subdivision, Santal Parganas district, Bihar, c.1920. Water-colour; width 305 mm. Collected by the Norwegian missionary ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1919-1921
Extent:
4 items

268. Add Or 3412

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3412
Title:
Death, black-skinned and with black and white dress.
Scope & Content:
Death, black-skinned and with black and white dress, sits holding a club like a leg bone and smoking a hookah, an evil deer standing before him. Below, a demon holds a woman up by the hair and suspends her in the pink jaws of a fire. Reproduced: M. Archer (1970), pl.66.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

269. Add Or 3412-3417

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3412-3417
Title:
Add.Or.3412-3417 Scroll painting cut into six sections illustrating Death’s kingdom. By a jadupatua of Dumka subdivision, Santal Parganas, Bihar, c.19 ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3412-3417 Scroll painting cut into six sections illustrating Death’s kingdom. By a jadupatua of Dumka subdivision, Santal Parganas, Bihar, c.1920. Water-colour; width 190 mm. Collected by W.G. Archer, 1944. Purchased 1974.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1919-1921
Extent:
6 items

270. Add Or 3413

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3413
Title:
Demons tormenting evil-doers
Scope & Content:
A black demon pulling out the tongue of a man ‘who told lies’; below, another demon mounting guard on a man who has straw on his head.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item