File:Traded to Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia - Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom (mawa or ma'a) - Google Art Project (717267).jpg
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[edit]Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom [mawa or ma'a] ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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traded to Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia Details on Google Art Project |
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Title |
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom [mawa or ma'a] title QS:P1476,en:"Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom [mawa or ma'a]"
label QS:Len,"Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom [mawa or ma'a]" |
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Object type | Textile,handspun cotton, natural dyes, mordants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
This cloth depicts the final chaotic battle scene from the great Hindu epic, the Ramayana. In the centre, the large figures of the main protagonists — Rama, an incarnation of the god Vishnu and the hero of the tale, and the ten-headed demon king Ravana — confront one another. Their embattled soldiers struggle amid flying arrows and severed limbs. Rama’s main supporters — his brother Lakshmana and Hanuman, the leader of the monkey army — appear behind him on the viewer’s right. Rama wields the celestial bow and arrow with which he eventually defeats Ravana. The Ramayana is extremely popular in Southeast Asia, with scenes from the Indian epic appearing in many art forms. Large narrative cloths such as this were prized in Hindu Bali and also by the animist Toraja people of Sulawesi. (copied from museum text) |
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Date | 18th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 1,060 mm (41.73 in); width: 4,870 mm (15.97 ft) dimensions QS:P2048,1060U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,4870U174789 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q795228 |
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Accession number |
155655 |
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Object history | from Coromandel coast, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | More info at museum site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | WgGXQ-rHky7jew at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level |
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This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |
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