Hanging with peris (celestial beings) dancing and playing musical instruments

Unknown (Indian)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

3rd quarter 17th century

Height:

67.3 cm  (26 1/2 in.)

Width:

82.5 cm  (32 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

cotton plain-weave, painted, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed

Place of creation:

Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh, Bhārat)

Description

From museum website:
Hanging of plain-weave cotton with painted design of garden setting populated by deer, rabbits, and birds, winged male and female musicians play drums and horns while two winged male figures dance surrounded by a border of floral medallions.

Iconclass

47H6
textile fabric, cloth
48CC734
percussion instruments - CC - out of doors
48CC735
wind instruments - CC - out of doors
48CC753
more than one musician with instrument - CC - 'concert champêtre'
43C9
dancing

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Frame drum [2598]
End-blown trumpet [6556]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6027