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India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
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Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
made from seven palampore cloths featuring Tree of Life motifs and a locally woven border
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18th century
Gujarat
India
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| cotton, natural dyes, mordants |
| mordant painting, batik, supplementary weft weave, stitching |
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700.0 (h)
x 190.0 (w)
cm
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| Purchased 1984 |
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NGA 1984.3176
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