Add.Or.3588-3591 Four sections of a paper casket designed for use in the worship of the snake goddess Bisahari. By Gobind Mali of village Madhubani, p ...
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Add.Or.3588-3591 Four sections of a paper casket designed for use in the worship of the snake goddess Bisahari. By Gobind Mali of village Madhubani, p.s. and district Purnea, August 1938. Water-colour; 820 by 390 mm. Collected by W.G. Archer, 1938. Purchased 1974.
A large and small snake intertwined, surrounded by seven lotuses; below a pigeon.. Artist(s): Gobind Mali (fl.1938)
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A large and small snake intertwined, surrounded by seven lotuses; below, a pigeon. Note: The artist explained that a child in the family had added a small figure on the left.
A large fish with, above it, Goda Ghatwal upside down, a snake on either side and five lotuses.. Artist(s): Gobind Mali (fl.1938)
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A large fish with, above it, Goda Ghatwal upside down, a snake on either side and five lotuses. Note: Goda Ghatwal’s position was explained by the artist as due to the tapering shape of the section which allowed no space for placing him right way up.