Kroe Palepai
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Details
| Item-Number: | 830711 |
| Item-Description: | South Sumatra Kroe ceremonial hanging or Ship Cloth (Palepai) |
| Medium: | Cotton |
| Origin: | South Sumatra - Kroe |
| Dimensions: | 86 x 305 cm |
| Age: | c. 1960 |
| Provenance: | Collected Indonesia 1983 |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Notes: | Most likely modern (mid 20th century) example of a Kroe Ship Cloth or Palepai. Central ship motif carrying human dwellings and animals flanked by two "trees of life" |
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