Object Details
Culture
Bali, Buleleng
Medium
Cotton embroidery on satin
Dimensions
16 5/16 × 90 15/16 inches (41.4 × 231 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Object
Number
2007.031.004
Diverse and intricate stitches on an unusual red satin base cloth show Ramayana characters including(…)
Diverse and intricate stitches on an unusual red satin base cloth show Ramayana characters including Rawana disguised as a priest to lure Sita; the real Rawana kidnapping Sita while the mythical bird Jatayu tries in vain to protect her; and Sita resisting the clutches of Rawana who has kidnapped her. The Balinese script identifies the characters beneath.
