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Malay people
Ceremonial hanging
[kain beber]
18th-19th century Palembang south Sumatra Indonesia
cotton, silk, pigments
European damask foundation weave, painting, stitch-resist dyeing
290.5 (h) x 174.8 (w) cm
Purchased 1991
NGA 1991.1094
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