2020 075.2 & 075.4 THE MESSENGERS

Title

2020 075.2 & 075.4 THE MESSENGERS

Description

Pair of shamanic paintings, from a set of four in our collection, from a much larger original series from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Red Dao people; painted in a wide colour palette of natural pigments, applied handmade mulberry-bark paper. This pair is titled “The Four Messengers - 功曹”.

Ethnic Group

Dao

Artefact Origin

Lào Cai

Region

NorthWest

Timeline

Mid 20th Century

Dimensions

L42 cm W22.5cm each

Files

© Sébastien Löffler / NOI Pictures
© Sébastien Löffler / NOI Pictures

Collection

ART AND PAINTINGS

Citation

“2020 075.2 & 075.4 THE MESSENGERS,” UNIS Cultural Collection, accessed May 16, 2024, https://unisculturalcollection.omeka.net/items/show/79.

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