Painting
A hand written label states that this scene shows “hunting people busy with snakes.” Traditionally, snake charmers acted as healers, magicians and entertainers, they were also believed to be holy men who were influenced by the gods.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 128/1998/18
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Archives and images
- Collection Area Region
- S
- Material
- mica | pigment (oil-based) | | |
- Common Name
- painting
- Simple Name
- painting on mica
- Inscription Transcription
- “Hunting people busy with Snakes”
- Production Town
- Thanjavur
- Production County
- Tamil Nadu
- Production Country
- India
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- late 19th century
- Production Year High
- early 20th century
