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Title Of Article Chaper
Conservation problems of Dashavatar Ganjifa cards of Bishnupur
Title Of Journal Book
Conservation of cultural property in India
Volume
22
Pages
66-71
ISSN
0376-7965
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
This note deals with certain forms of damage on the hand-painted playing cards of Bishnupur and suggests a method for their treatment. Emphasis is given to the description of some uncommon forms of damage resulting from the interaction of different kinds of paints used on the two sides of the support.
Keywords
conservation;damage;Dashavatar Ganjifa cards;playing cards;paint; India (Bishnupur);polychrome
pub_id
8215