India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
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Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
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17th-18th century
Coromandel coast
India
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| handspun cotton, natural dyes, natural mordants |
| mordant painting, mordant printing, hand-drawn batik |
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346.0 (h)
x 105.5 (w)
cm
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| Conserved with the assistance of Maiya Keough; Gift of Mary and Michael Abbott 1987 |
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NGA 1987.1073
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