Title:

Fragment of tapestry hanging on the wall, Rajasthan (Iconographic document)

Creator:

Demski, Dagnosław

Place of publishing:

Ajmer ; Ajmer District ; Rajasthan

Date issued/created:

[1986]

Description:

Photography (scan from a slide), heavily damaged. Fragment of tapestry hanging on the wall and the Hindu ornaments and symbols on it. At the top of the left - the image of Ganesa, the god of prosperity, the two right-handed swastika - a symbol of prosperity in Hinduism, dactyl palm, Goddess Lakshmi - prosperity) with two elephants around her. In the middle row - churning of milk (symbol derived from the myth of the creation of the world), peacock (symbol of Rajasthan). In the bottom row - lion / tiger, caption "palapadhathau", the sun, and at the bottom of a gazelle

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Subject and Keywords:

ethnography ; social culture ; social life ; material culture

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

image/jpeg

Source:

part 1, box 2, 0001

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open