Ganesh Sthapana

NameHanging

CultureKanbi

DateEarly to mid-20th century

Place madeSaurashtra, Gujarat, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, silk, wool

Dimensions20 1/4 × 15 15/16 in. (51.5 × 40.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nora Fisher, from the Ronald Harvey Goodman collection, A.2016.87.2

Object numberA.2016.87.2

DescriptionFive sided hanging depicts Ganesh with his symbols: the elephant-headed god in the center seated on his vehicle, the rat, flanked by his two wives. These are framed by a carefully composed piictorial toran of the Mahaja style featuring birds and flowers.