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Indonesia
Festive shoulder cloth
[kain plangi]
19th century Palembang region south Sumatra Indonesia
Chinese silk, metallic thread, natural dyes
stitch-resist dyeing, tie-dyeing [plangi], bobbin lace
Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1991
NGA 1991.589
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