Rectangular hanging (tabing) with a scene of Kumbakarno Battling the Monkey Army, from the Ramayana
MediumCotton embroidery on cotton cloth
Dimensions33 7/8 × 53 9/16 inches (86 × 136 cm)
CultureIndonesia, Bali, Negara
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineAcquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Terms
- Textiles
- Indonesian
- Cotton
- Clowns
- Monkeys
- Warriors
- Giants
- Generals
- Ramayana
- Kumbakarna
- Hanuman
- Hinduism
- Cotton cloth
Object number2007.031.006
Label CopyKumbakarno, the giant brother of King Rawana, is shown with the protagonist monkey general Sugoriwo in his grasp while being menaced by the monkey-warriors Maruti (Hanuman) and Ngado (Anggada). In the foreground the clowns Delem and Sangut engage in their inexplicable antics.Collections
