Rectangular hanging (tabing) depicting Sita’s ordeal by fire, from the Ramayana
MediumCotton embroidery on cotton cloth
Dimensions35 1/4 × 49 5/8 inches (89.5 × 126 cm)
CultureIndonesia, Bali, Negara
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineAcquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Terms
- Textiles
- Indonesian
- Cotton
- Trials
- Fires
- Monkeys
- Clowns
- Rama
- Trees
- Flowers
- Ramayana
- Sita
- Laksmana
- Hanuman
- Hinduism
- Cotton cloth
Object number2007.031.069
Label CopyThis story cloth depicts a scene from the great Hindu epic Ramayana and shows Sita undergoing a trial by fire to prove her fidelity to Rama after being kidnapped by Ravana. She jumps from a great height into the flames, but the gods protect her because of her chastity. Watching the scene are Hanuman, in the lower left, and Rama, Lakshmana, Angada, and Sugriva to the right.Collections
