India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
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Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[ma'a or mawa]
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17th-18th century
Gujarat
India
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| handspun cotton, natural dyes, mordants |
| hand-drawn batik, mordant block printing, mordant painting |
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506.0 (h)
x 98.6 (w)
cm
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| Conserved with the assistance of the Asian Bookroom
Gift of Mary and Michael Abbott 1987 |
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NGA 1987.1077
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