Wall hanging; cotton; black outline painted, figures block-printed and painted in dark red blue and yellow; shows Hindu gods and heroes; Telegu narration; length 278 cm, width 127 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Andhra Pradhes, Masulipatam att.
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (cotton, dye)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Wall hangings
Function:
4.2 Public Buildings and Furnishings
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Used as temple decoration. See Accession envelope for detailed information on the printing process and iconography.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 127 centimeters and length 278 centimeters
Loans:
S1981-1982 #1: Santa Barbara Museum of Art (July 20, 1981–January 14, 1982) and S1981-1982 #58: University of Washington (April 5, 1982–December 6, 1985)