



A story cloth, ider-ider, from Negara, West Bali, to be hung around a shrine. Embroidered by hand in many colours on cotton, with a fringe along the lower edge. It depicts three scenes from the Balinese version of the Ramayana. The story reads from left to right. On the left is Laksmana talking to Dewi Sita; in the centre Rama shoots the golden deer, actually the demon Marica in disguise, while his servant Twalen watches; on the right Rahwana in disguise as the ascetic Dukuh Siluman accosts Dewi Sita. At the extreme right is the bird Jetayu, who attempts to rescue Sita.