Snakes & Ladders: Bali Mythology, Illustrated by Maya Kerthyasa

Maya Kerthyasa lent us her exceptional line-drawing skills to create a board filled with Balinese myths. Snakes and Ladders, known as Ular Tangga in Bahasa Indonesia, has its origins in second-century India.

“This version of Snakes and Ladders is inspired by Balinese life and mythology. At the bottom, we have Bedawang Nala—the turtle that carries the world—accompanied by the two dragons Basuki and Anantaboga. Spiritual nirvana is represented by Mount Agung and the heavenly realm above. The other illustrations are symbols of fertility, creation, enlightenment, abundance, death, disease, disaster, and knowledge. Many of these symbolic drawings are inspired by life in and around the Balinese kitchen.”

—Maya Kerthyasa

Included in the box:

» 50cmx50cm fabric board—screen printed on 100% cotton
» 2 wooden dice
» 4 wooden tokens

Shipped in a handmade paper box.