A painted depiction of a female classical dancer in a red costume on a bamboo mat background. She raises one arm with fingers in a mudra, her other hand extended palm-up with red-tipped fingers. She wears a white jasmine garland and gold ornaments, including bangles, a necklace, earrings and a nose ring, with a red bindi on her forehead. The painting is on woven bamboo. No physical people are present.