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India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
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Section of a ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
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late 18th-early 19th century
Coromandel coast
India
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| cotton, natural dyes, mordants |
| mordant painting, batik |
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100.0 (h)
x 251.0 (w)
cm
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| Purchased 1980 |
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NGA 1980.1636
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