AMNH 70.2/1116 Adiparwa: Burning of Khandawa forest

Title of artwork
AMNH 70.2/1116 Adiparwa: Burning of Khandawa forest
Date of work
1850
Equivalence
AMNH 70.2/1112 Adiparwa: Burning of Khandawa forest
Locations
Selat
Narrative
Adiparwa
Collected in ...
American Museum of Natural History Collection
Colin McPhee Collection
Catalog Number
70.2/ 1116
Accession Number
1952-14
Extended description
Adiparwa. Burning of the forest by Arjuna, showing Arjuna and the two servants going into the forest and firing arrows etc. which kill various birds, but also a flying snake and even dragon-flys. See also AMNH 70.2/1112 for the continuation of this story. 19th century ider-ider not in the Kamasan style (not especially because of air motifs in back-ground).
Medium of production
Cloth (cotton)
Pigment
Width (cm)
274
Location:
Selat
Narrative:
Adiparwa
Date of work:
1850