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India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom with sacred goose [hamsa] motifs around a circular ornament
16th century Gujarat India
handspun cotton, natural dyes, mordants
mordant block printing, batik
545.0 (h) x 92.0 (w) cm
Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1988
NGA 1988.1624
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