Panel
Unknown Maker
Oblong cotton panel in black, dark blue, cream-white, and light brown. Shows six "wayang" puppets, moving toward center shrine, bearing Rama, a god-like figure. Outer border shows "ship of the dead" design and "lar" (wing of Garuda, the mount of Vishnu) motif.
Credit: Gift of Alan L. Wolfe
19th century
Medium: cotton Technique: wax resist dyeing (batik) on plain weave
1962-233-5
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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