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Rectangular hanging (tabing) with a scene from the Mahabharata
Rectangular hanging (tabing) with a scene from the Mahabharata

Rectangular hanging (tabing) with a scene from the Mahabharata

MediumCotton embroidery on cotton cloth
Dimensions35 7/16 × 51 9/16 inches (90 × 131 cm)
CultureBali, Negara
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineAcquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Terms
  • Textiles
  • Cotton
  • Clowns
  • Flowers
  • Mahabharata
  • Hinduism
  • Cotton cloth
  • Balinese
Object number2007.031.007
Label CopyThis offering cloth displays especially fine stitching technique of the characters Bhima (Bima), strongest of the five Pandawa brothers; Dewi Dhimbi (Arimbi), his raksasa wife; Gatugatjo (Gatokaca), their son; and the clowns Twalen and Merdah.
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