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Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
Palampore
early-mid 18th century Coromandel coast India
handspun cotton, natural dyes, natural mordants
mordant painting, hand-drawn batik
223.0 (h) x 175.0 (w) cm
Gift of Mary and Michael Abbott 1987
NGA 1987.1074
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