The Patuas of West Bengal are a traditional artisan caste specializing in the production of painted narrative scrolls and the performance of songs to accompany their unrolling These artisans have been plying their trade in this region of India at least since the thirteenth century and possibly earlier Traditionally, the scroll painters wander овбяи from village to village, seeking patronage by singing their own compositions while unraveling painted scrolls on sacred and secular themes.  gradien2006 г Мягкая обложка, 119 стр ISBN 0890134898.