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Painted textile
first half of the 20th century
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
The heroic adventures of Prabuji, a local folk hero, unfold on this textile. In a temple setting, a balladeer would sing and recite these adventures as the cloth was slowly displayed, episode by episode, rather like a movie. Performances of stories told on a painted cloth like this one are a popular form of entertainment in Rajasthan even today.
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Details
- Title: Painted textile
- Date Created: first half of the 20th century
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 228 x 48 in. (5 m 79.121 cm x 121.9 cm)
- Type: Textiles
- External Link: https://www.dma.org/object/artwork/5324023/
- Medium: Oil on cloth
- Credit Line: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Rupa Dutia in memory of Haridas Swali
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