AMNH 70.0/8315 Bharata Yuddha (?): Marching to battle

Title of artwork
AMNH 70.0/8315 Bharata Yuddha (?): Marching to battle
Narrative
Bharata Yuddha
Collected in ...
American Museum of Natural History Collection
Bateson and Mead Collection
Catalog Number
70.0/ 8315
Accession Number
1938-42
Description
Mahabarata (Bharata Yuddha) (?). Procession led by Bima.
Extended description
Bharata Yuddha (?). Procession led by Bima (on right, walking). At the end of the procession are Kresna and a woman on an elephant (extreme left), then Darmawangsa on an elephant, then Arjuna and Salya (?) on another chariot, an finally Nakula and Sadewa, also on a chariot. Probably the work of one of Kamasan's lesser artists of the 1920s or 1930s, perhaps Kak (?) Lui.
Medium of production
Cloth (cotton)
Pigment
Width (cm)
179