India
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Alt form = Republic of India,Alt form lang = eng,Locator = 20.593684;78.962880,Notes = Geo-reference taken from www.mygeoposition.com,Created For = India
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Pata scroll illustrating the Indian career of the botanist William Roxburgh
Item
Identifier: Coll-1851
Content Description
A traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, illustrating the life of botanist William Roxburgh, created by Gurupada Chitrakar in 2010 in West Bengal. It is a water-based paint on paper, mounted on cotton. Created using paint made with vegetable dyes, these scrolls are made by sewing together individual panels of paper. Fabric, often from old saris, is glued to the back to strengthen the scroll.Painted scrolls such as this, known as patas, are used...
Dates:
2010