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Leaf from a Kalighat album: Two Aspects of Kali

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper
Measurements
Overall: 49.5 x 29 cm (19 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of Dr. William G. Archer 1980.216
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Location
Not on view
Print
Two gum tempera and graphite paintings are displayed on our left and right, respectively. On the left, a four-armed, blue-skinned figure with a protruding red tongue stands atop a reclining pale figure. On the right, a similar black-skinned figure is depicted from the waist up against a vibrant yellow background. Both figures hold curved blades and severed heads, feature wide eyes and radiating halos, and wear garlands of smaller heads.

Leaf from a Kalighat album: Two Aspects of Kali

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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