A Woman Charms Snakes in the Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala

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A Woman Charms Snakes in the Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala

Date
early 1700s
Medium
gum tempera and gold on paper
Culture
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Sirohi
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
314505

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Wearing a blouse and skirt made of leaves, the heroine retains her jewelry and diaphanous veil. She speaks to a snake, and others approach, charmed by her beauty. The multiple colors used for the rocks add to the otherworldly quality of the scene, and even they seem drawn to her spiritual magnetism. Unafraid, she offers a flower to one cobra and allows another to wind its way up her leg.

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Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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