Kalighat Painting

17853

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 17853
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian | Hindu
Provenience India
Date Made 19th Century - 1894
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Iconography Kali | Shiva
Description

Kalighat painting on brown paper. Image of Kali, Goddess of Death, dancing on the body of Shiva, God of Destruction.

Length 43.5 cm
Width 28.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of Charles H. Cramp, 1894

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