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The god Brahma.
Catalogue reference: Add Or 3012
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This record is about the The god Brahma. dating from 1967.
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- Add Or 3012
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Title (The name of the record)
- The god Brahma.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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The god Brahma. By a Maithil Brahmin woman from the household of Paramanand Jha, village Sitavarapur, Darbhanga district, Bihar, 1967. Inscribed on the reverse in 'nagari' characters:' nam paramanand jha, mo(halla) sitavarapur, varg 5, umar 90 baras, p.o. mangrauni, zila darbhanga' (name Paramanand Jha, hamlet Sitavarapur, group 5, age 90 years, post office Mangrauni, district Darbhanga). Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 710 by 560 mm. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 30 March 1960. Note: one of the many paintings commissioned by Pupul Jayakar during the Bihar famine of 1967.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Not applicable
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- 1 Item
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Medium: pen-and-ink; watercolour.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Mildred Archer, Indian popular painting in the India Office Library (London, 1977), 102
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/22d544ff-ad2d-4a30-9934-e02d73b0b819/
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The god Brahma.