The Painting In Modern Rickshaws

Uncle Lion's Bride, Museum Collection Panel, artist Alauddin
Dhaka, 1987

Tiger Fishing Dhaka, 1986

The Taj or a mosque on a lotus was a popular theme in the 80's. Museum collection panel. Dhaka

A one-off image of probably the rick owner's baby, on Rajshahi ricksha. 1987.

Hindu God

Prays To Allah

Fairies (pori), mythical beings thought to be dangerous to men if encountered at night.

Poet Nazrul & Poet Rabindronath

Parrot Entertainers Rajshahi, 1976

One Actor Two Actress

Saddam & Laden

Pray to Allah

Action Film

"Lal Memsahib" Movie, Museum Collection Panel Rajshahi, 1987

The Dhaka cinema version of the Indian bandit queen, Fulon (Phulan Devi in India), painted on both hood panels on a ricksha. The backboard picture is also movie material. 

Painted seatback upholstery piece with two movie stars, on display in a ricksha supplies shop. Dhaka, 1982. Note the interesting bird framing figures on either side of the picture, a common and beautiful feature of ricksha panels in the early eighties.

Film star Bobita as Nagini, the cobra-transforming sister of Nag, a "mythological" movie.

ovie material: baddie on left, two "modern" women. Dhaka, 1982. 

This design of medallions with inserted figures, such as the roses shown here, but also peacocks and stars, usually surrounded by stars, flowers, and butterflies, were a major Dhaka hood design in the 1980's into the 90's.