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Indonesia
Festive shoulder cloth (kain plangi)
19th century Palembang region south Sumatra Indonesia
Chinese silk, silk, natural dyes
stitch-resist dyeing [tritik], tie dyeing [plangi], macrame knotting
66.0 (h) x 203.5 (w) cm
Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1991
NGA 1991.591
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