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			Malay people 
			
		
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			Shoulder or waist cloth  
[kain songket]
			
			
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		19th century
		
		Palembang region
		south Sumatra
		Indonesia
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| silk, gold thread, natural dyes |  
| supplementary weft weave |  
		
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			210.0 (h)
			 x 81.0 (w)
			
			cm
			
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| Conserved with the assistance of Judy Richmond, Canberra ACT; Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1988 |  
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			NGA 1988.1553
			
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