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India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom with sacred goose [hamsa] motifs around a circular ornament
early 15th-early 17th century Gujarat India
cotton, natural dyes, mordants
mordant block printing, batik
553.5 (h) x 110.0 (w) cm
Conserved with the assistance of Diana Walder; Gift of Mary and Michael Abbott 1987
NGA 1987.1068
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