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				Collected Palembang, south Sumatra 
			
		
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			Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom  
[mawa or ma'a]
			 Palampore
			
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		late 18th-early 19th century
		
		
		Coromandel coast
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| handspun cotton, natural dyes, mordants |  
| mordant painting |  
		
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			244.0 (h)
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			cm
			
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| Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1988 |  
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			NGA 1988.1621
			
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