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Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
18th century Coromandel coast India
handspun cotton, natural dyes (indigo), mordants
mordant block printing, batik
407.0 (h) x 94.0 (w) cm
Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1991
NGA 1991.643
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