Nakshi Kantha (Ramayana scenes)

NameWall hanging

CultureBengali

Date1980s

Place madeWest Bengal, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumSilk, possibly other fibers

Dimensions76 3/16 × 45 1/4 in. (193.5 × 115 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of an Anonymous donor, A.2016.13.1

Object numberA.2016.13.1

Collections

Asia

DescriptionEmbroidery depicting 38 episodes from the Ramayana stitched on ecru silk with black silk borders. Images include human and mythological figures and a palace, as well as stylized birds and vegetation. Each scene is enclosed with brown diagonally sewn frames. The predominant colors are reds, greens, light blues and yellow.