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Malay people
A pair of ceremonial pillow ends
[muka bantal]
c.1915 Palembang region south Sumatra Indonesia
cotton satin, gold tinsel, gold thread, silk, lined with cotton fabric and paper
applique, couching, embroidery
each 17.0 (h) x 25.0 (w) cm
newspaper item dated 1913 in lining (English language)
Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1991
NGA 1991.588.A-B
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