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Shroud (Sekomandi)

Date:: 19th century
Geography:: Indonesia, Sulawesi, Galumpang (Mangki)
Culture:: Toraja people
Medium:: Cotton
Dimensions:: H x W: 88 x 57 3/4in. (223.5 x 146.7cm)
Classification:: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line:: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1988
Accession Number:: 1988.104.24

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