Three Brothers
Artist
Silpinwita Das(Indian, born 1990)Indian, born 1990
CultureIndian
Titles
- Three Brothers
Date2017
MediumCotton, natural dyes, and mordants
DimensionsOverall (All three panels): 54 15/16 × 90 13/16 in. (139.5 × 230.7 cm)
Mount: 66 5/8 × 109 13/16 in. (169.3 × 279 cm)
Mount: 66 5/8 × 109 13/16 in. (169.3 × 279 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2023.122
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated in black at lower center of left and right panels: Silpinwita '17 [print]
Recto: Initialed in graphite at top left and bottom left corners: ST [print]
Verso: [none]
Recto: Initialed in graphite at top left and bottom left corners: ST [print]
Verso: [none]
Signed in black at lower center of left and right panels: Silpinwita [print]
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