Lot 139
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A ceremonial sarong, (croe tapis), the ground of striped brown, red, yellow and blue cotton worked with bands of couched gilt thread embroidery--50 x 42in. (127 x 106.5cm.), Sumatra, circa 1900
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A ceremonial sarong, (croe tapis), the ground of striped brown, red, yellow and blue cotton worked with bands of couched gilt thread embroidery--50 x 42in. (127 x 106.5cm.), Sumatra, circa 1900

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A ceremonial sarong, (croe tapis), the ground of striped brown, red, yellow and blue cotton worked with bands of couched gilt thread embroidery--50 x 42in. (127 x 106.5cm.), Sumatra, circa 1900
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

cf Splendid Symbols, the Washington Textile Museum, 1979, plate 47

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