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Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
early 18th century Coromandel coast India
handspun cotton, natural dyes, mordants
mordant painting, batik
360.0 (h) x 115.5 (w) cm
Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1988
NGA 1988.1614
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