Painted on paper, mounted on cotton, scrolls such as these were used as visual props in storytelling performances in India approximately around 1800 AD.
Handprinted in Murshidabad, this scroll is around 13 meters in length, with 54 frames which narrate the story of Gazi and Manik – two Muslim saints or pirs.
Patua scroll artists use natural colours borrowed from leaves and fruits to create art work.
More: https://theheritagelab.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/the-gazi-scroll-of-west-bengal/
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