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Toraja people
Sacred textile
[mawa or ma'a]
local version of an Indian trade cloth with female musicians
early 20th century Toraja region Sulawesi Indonesia
cotton, pigments
drawing, printing
88.0 (h) x 352.0 (w) cm
Purchased 1987
NGA 1987.341
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