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The two cows belong to Sailesh, so with his power Sailesh saved them (when they were fighting)

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The two cows belong to Sailesh, so with his power Sailesh saved them (when they were fighting)

1980

Shanti Devi

Indian, born 1963

Natural pigments derived from plants, paper
22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
Gift of David Szanton on behalf of the Ethnic Arts Foundation
2021.32.9
Provenance: The artist or Mithila Art Institute; purchased by Ethnic Arts Foundation, Berkeley, California, 1977-2014; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2021
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Published ReferencesSzanton, David L. and Malini Bakshi. Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form. San Francisco: Ethnic Arts Foundation, 2007.

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