Scroll Painting
ca. 1930 - ca. 1940 (made)
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Scroll painting, watercolour on paper, with a cloth support, comprising six panels. The scenes are:
1. The Tigers' God: a trousered Muslim man riding a tiger (shown however, with a leopard's spots) and holding a rosary,
2. Two Muslim worshippers at the shrine of the tigers' god,
3 to 6. Scenes at a fair, four seated figures, four people eating, men drumming and women dancing, two figures on a type of merry-go-round.
1. The Tigers' God: a trousered Muslim man riding a tiger (shown however, with a leopard's spots) and holding a rosary,
2. Two Muslim worshippers at the shrine of the tigers' god,
3 to 6. Scenes at a fair, four seated figures, four people eating, men drumming and women dancing, two figures on a type of merry-go-round.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in watercolour on paper, with cloth support |
| Brief description | Scroll painting, the Tigers' God, fair, watercolour on paper with cloth support, Santhal, ca. 1930-1940 |
| Physical description | Scroll painting, watercolour on paper, with a cloth support, comprising six panels. The scenes are: 1. The Tigers' God: a trousered Muslim man riding a tiger (shown however, with a leopard's spots) and holding a rosary, 2. Two Muslim worshippers at the shrine of the tigers' god, 3 to 6. Scenes at a fair, four seated figures, four people eating, men drumming and women dancing, two figures on a type of merry-go-round. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. John C. Irwin, 1978. |
| Object history | The scroll was originally collected by W.G. Archer. The Museum received the scroll as a gift from John C. Irwin in 1978. |
| Production | This Santal scroll painting comes under the folk scroll category described as 'Jadupata' (magic scroll). It was painted by an unknown 'Jadupatua' (magic scroll artist) who came from Santal Parganas district, Bihar. The top panel depicts 'Satya Pir' or the tiger's god. The figure carries a rosary but not any staff or 'asa danda'. |
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| Accession number | IS.30-1978 |
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| Record created | October 24, 2003 |
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