AMNH 70.2/1111 Tantri: Pancatantra animal fables

Title of artwork	AMNH 70.2/1111 Tantri: Pancatantra animal fables
Date of work	1850
Narrative	Depicts > Tantri
Collected in ...	Is currently collected in > American Museum of Natural History Collection Was previously collected in > Colin McPhee Collection
Catalog Number	70.2/ 1111
Accession Number	1952-14
Extended description	Tantri. Animal fables known in India as the Pancatantra. On the left the stroy of the evil hunter, Papaka, is shown, begininning with the wounding of an elephant while hunting. On the right is the story of the monkey who wishes to become a beautiful woman. Probably 19th century.
Medium of production	Cloth Pigment
Height (cm)	27
Width (cm)	610