India
Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
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Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
[mawa or ma'a]
Palampore
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early-mid 18th century Coromandel coast India
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| handspun cotton, natural dyes, natural mordants |
| mordant painting, hand-drawn batik |
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223.0 (h) x 175.0 (w) cm
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| Gift of Mary and Michael Abbott 1987 |
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NGA 1987.1074
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