Temple cloth with block printed image of mother goddess on a two-headed bull; bulls have the upper bodies of humans. Priests are standing on either side of the bull, offering bowls. Bull heads close to feet of mother goddess, along bottom edge of scene. Central image is surrounded with a curved border; interior filled with floral designs and outlined with triangle motifs. Wide border, with plant motifs throughout, along outer edges of cloth. Space between outer border and curved inner border is filled with diagonal lines.

• Specific Techniques

  Black mordant is used.

• Narrative

  Collected by the donor in 1984 or 1988.

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• Type of Item cloth
• Culture Indian
• Material dye, cotton fibre
• Measurements height 73.6 cm, width 116.4 cm (overall)

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• Creator Vadilal Lakhmanbhai
• Previous Owner Dorothy Field
• Received from Dorothy Field

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• Made in Ahmadabad

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• Creation Date between 1984 and 1988
• Ownership Date before August 3, 2021
• Acquisition Date on August 3, 2021

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition poor
• Accession Number 3515/0004