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Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom featuring a frieze of Ganesha and Tree of Life motifs
late 18th - early 19th century Gujarat India
handspun cotton, natural dyes, mordants
mordant block printing, pigment block printing
85.0 (h) x 660.5 (w) cm
Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1990
NGA 1990.1287
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