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Pha-nung with Celestial Worshippers Design
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Painted mordant-dyed drawn- resist-dyed and painted on plain-weave cotton, India for the Thai market
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Thomas Murray in honor of John Guy 2009
Title: Pha-nung with Celestial Worshippers Design
Description:
Painted mordant-dyed drawn- resist-dyed and painted on plain-weave cotton, India for the Thai market.
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