The wooden figure of Ravana remarkably represents one of the most important figures throughout the Ramayana's eventful chronicle, the Sutradhar tribe has produced through traditional Indian woodcarvings. It is the ten-headed demon king of Lanka, who plays a role in representing an enormous knowledge coupled with unrestrained ambition, and thus the fine carving speaks of his magnificence and multifaceted personality.
The expert Sutradhar tribe are known for carving from a single chunk of wood. The carving of the ten heads of Ravana has been achieved on four sides of a square wooden block, with three heads each on the two larger faces and two each on the remaining two sides. Such a unique arrangement has given it a three-dimensional aspect and thereby emphasizes a mythical portrayal of the intelligence and might of Ravana as permeating in all directions.

It is on a rectangular base, asserting for solidity and grounding, while making the spectacular height of the effigy still more dramatic. The minutiae with which each of those faces and expressions is carved and the headgear represents a profound understanding of narrative art which the Sutradhar tribe encapsulates. The Sutradhar tribe, located mainly in West Bengal, had been making wooden icons, deity images, and mythological figures for many centuries. Such works are not just ornamental; they have enormous symbolic spiritual and cultural significance: indeed, they are objects of worship and at the same time employed as tools of narrative in folk theatre and ritual.