Mithila Drawing

2012.07.0010

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Artifact Identification Mithila Drawing   (2012.07.0010)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1965 - 2005
Culture Indian, Bihari

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 55.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 37.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .01 cm
Weight 41 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Paper, Pigment--Ink
Manufacturing Processes N/A
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

Oberlin College Special Collections houses 34 examples. Their inventory list is found here: http://www.oberlin.edu/library/special/religions/mithila.html

Bibliography

Mishra, Dr. Kailash. "Mithila Paintings: Past, Present and Future." Indira Gandi National Centre for the Arts. DOI: http://ignca.nic.in/kmsh0002.htm. Retrieved 1/13/2012. Vequaud, Yves. Women Painters of Mithila. London: Thames and Hudson, 1977.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Estate of Robert E. Brown
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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