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Nobleman's ceremonial skirtcloth
[saput songket or kampuh songket]
Scene from Arjuna's wedding [Arjuna wiwaha] and the battle between the naga serpent and the mythical garuda bird in the form of a nobleman's ceremonial skirtcloth [saput songket or kampuh songket]
19th century Bali Indonesia
silk, gold and silver thread, natural dyes
supplementary weft weave
109.8 (h) x 157.0 (w) cm
Purchased 1989
NGA 1989.401
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