Rectangular hanging (tabing) depicting Wisnu Riding Garuda
Date2003
MediumPencil and ink on cotton cloth
Dimensions35 7/16 × 57 1/2 inches (90 × 146 cm)
CultureBali, Jembrana
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineAcquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Terms
- Textiles
- Pencil
- Ink
- Garuda
- Dragons
- Flowers
- Vishnu
- Hinduism
- Cotton cloth
- Balinese
Object number2007.031.012
Label CopyUsually a man steeped in Balinese traditions will outline in pencil the characters and motifs to be embroidered by a woman. In the Negara area, such a man is a woodcutter named I Wayang Putra; the female members of his family do the actual embroidering. This is one of his drawings, before the embroidery has been done.Collections
