Group of female musicians and dancers

Unknown (Indian)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

18th century

Technique / Medium:

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Place of creation:

Rājasthān (Bhārat)

Description

Description from museum website:
A group of nine female dancers and musicians perform beneath a red canopy, decorated with gold leaves. Two dancers lead the group. The musical instruments include a manjira, a type of clash cymbal, and a mrdangam, a type of drum. All of the figures wear red and gold dresses and elaborate jewelry, consisting of long necklaces, nose rings, earrings, and head ornaments. Their fingers and the bottoms of their feet are stained with henna. They stand on a yellow carpet decorated with large lotus blossoms.

Iconclass

43C941
group dancing among upper classes

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Manjira [2478]
Mrdanga [2676]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5696