Kalighat Painting

29-225-17

From: India | Calcutta

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number	29-225-17
Current Location	Collections Storage
Culture	Indian \| Hindu
Provenience	India \| Calcutta
Date Made	19th Century
Section	Asian
Materials	Paper \| Pigment
Technique	Painted
Iconography	Parvati \| Uma
Inscription Language	English Language
Description	Kalighat painting on cardboard. Uma also known as Pavarti, the wife of Shiva, leaving her father's (Himavat) home. Folk art style with thin, bright pigments loosely applied. Some silver paint.
Height	45.72 cm
Width	27.94 cm
Credit Line	Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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