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Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
17th-18th century Coromandel coast India
handspun cotton, natural dyes, natural mordants
mordant painting, mordant printing, hand-drawn batik
346.0 (h) x 105.5 (w) cm
Conserved with the assistance of Maiya Keough; Gift of Mary and Michael Abbott 1987
NGA 1987.1073
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