AM E074204

Title of artwork
AM E074204
Locations
Kamasan
Narrative
Arjunawiwaha
Collected in ...
Australian Museum Collection
Anthony Forge Collection
Catalog Number
E074204
Description
Mahabharata story?
Abstracted summary
Story unknown, Reads L > R, 1. Merda, Twalen, Sadewa, Nakula and Kunti face across tree, Bima, Dharmawangsa and Arjuna. 2. Merda, Bima and Twalen walk to right. 3. Merda, Bima and Twalen confront across tree four alus 'knights' one of whom holds a white bull, Delem and Sangut. 4. Merda, Twalen and Bima walk to right. 5. Sadewa, Nakula, Kunti and Morda watch Bima who points vigorously at (?) Arjuna and Dharmawangsa, Twalen is at Bima's feet. No one has cracked this story, Galestin had no idea. Mangku Mura suggested that the four 'knights' in scene 3 are Pandawa children including Abimanyu and Irawan and that the bull is a present from Antaboga Irawan's grandfather, but if this is so what are Delem and Sangut doing with this bunch of heroes from the right? [ref LC]
Medium of production
On Balinese cloth [ref reg], Very thin Balinese cloth [ref LC]
Width (cm)
320