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India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
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Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
Kalamkari (south India)
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early 18th century
Coromandel coast
India
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| cotton, natural dyes, mordants |
| mordant painting, batik |
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225.5 (h)
x 136.0 (w)
cm
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| Purchased 1984 |
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NGA 1984.1093
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