Tigua Painting

Tigua painting on a thin piece of wood and encased in painted wooden frame. The painting is attached to the frame with small metal nails. Two nails were also used to affix a piece of plastic for hanging to the back of the painting. The back of the painting and the exterior of the frame are painted brown. The top of the frame is decorated with scalloped designs. On the horizontal sides, the scalloped designs are blue and pink on a purple background. On the vertical sides, the scalloped designs are light pink and green on a purple background. The inside of the frame is painted pink. The painting itself depicts Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. Adam is standing left of centre in the foreground of the painting and Eve is right of centre. There are two apple trees, one on each side of the painting. The figures are naked from the waist up and their lower bodies are obscured by two green bushes in front of them. They both extend their hands as if to pick apples from the trees. In the tree on the left side of the painting there is a grey snake with white spots wrapped around the trunk. In the background there are hills, mountains and lakes against the horizon. All of these geographical features are outlined in black. There are various trees and flowers scattered around the area. Also, there is a white, red and pink geographical feature that may be a snowy mountain or a waterfall. The sky, at the top of the painting, is blue with white, red and yellow stars. The name "Adaniya" is written in black paint in the lower left corner of the painting.