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India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom featuring eight-pointed bud-star motifs
16th century Gujarat India
handspun cotton, natural dyes, mordants
mordant block printing, batik
492.0 (h) x 91.0 (w) cm
Conserved with the assistance of The Textiles Workshop, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University; Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1988
NGA 1988.1626
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