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Add Or 3616-3619
- Record Id:
- 032-003279821
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003279821
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x0027f8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 3616-3619
- Title:
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Add.Or.3616-3619 Four sections of a paper casket designed for use in the worship of the snake goddess Bisahari. By Shankar Das Mali of village Madhuba ...
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Add.Or.3616-3619
Four sections of a paper casket designed for use in the worship of the snake goddess Bisahari.
By Shankar Das Mali of village Madhubani, p.s. and district Purnea, August 1938.
Water-colour; 1,300 by 380 mm.
Collected by W.G. Archer, 1938. Purchased 1974.
Note: The artist when asked why he had included so many figures and objects, replied ‘Because the space required it’.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Archer Collection
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003279821", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add Or 3616-3619: Add.Or.3616-3619 Four sections of a paper casket designed for use in the worship of the snake goddess Bisahari. By Shankar Das Mali…" },{ "id" : "040-003279822", "parent" : "032-003279821", "text" : "Add Or 3616: Bishahari standing full face holding a lotus flower and a lotus bud in her hands and surrounded by a snake; above, a snake; three…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003279823", "parent" : "032-003279821", "text" : "Add Or 3617: Bishahari standing full face and holding a bent cane; below, Bishahari holding two snakes with a horse and peacock beside her; the two…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003279824", "parent" : "032-003279821", "text" : "Add Or 3618: Bishahari standing full face; below, Goda Ghatwal with a fish on a line; the two figures surrounded by a snake, four lotuses.. Artist(s):…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003279825", "parent" : "032-003279821", "text" : "Add Or 3619: Goda Ghatwal holding a fish on a line; above, a peacock and a snake, four earthen lamps, three lotuses the whole surrounded by a snake..…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003279821
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add Or 3616 : Bishahari standing full face holding a lotus flower and a lotus bud in her hands and surrounded by a snake; above, a snake;…
Add Or 3617 : Bishahari standing full face and holding a bent cane; below, Bishahari holding two snakes with a horse and peacock beside her; the…
Add Or 3618 : Bishahari standing full face; below, Goda Ghatwal with a fish on a line; the two figures surrounded by a snake, four lotuses..…
Add Or 3619 : Goda Ghatwal holding a fish on a line; above, a peacock and a snake, four earthen lamps, three lotuses the whole surrounded by a…
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- 032-003279821
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 4 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1938
- Date Range:
- 1938-1938
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)