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India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
17th century Gujarat India
cotton, natural dyes, mordants
mordant block printing, batik
107.0 (h) x 500.0 (w) cm
Conserved with the assistance of Gabrielle Kibble.
NGA 1984.3175
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