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Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom featuring eight-pointed blossom motifs
late 18th-early 19th century Gujarat India
handspun cotton, natural dyes, mordants
mordant block printing, batik, pigment painting
299.0 (h) x 105.0 (w) cm
Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1990
NGA 1990.1286
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