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Hanging with Peris (celestial beings) Dancing and Playing Musical Instruments
Hanging with Peris (celestial beings) Dancing and Playing Musical Instruments

Hanging with Peris (celestial beings) Dancing and Playing Musical Instruments

third quarter of 17th century
Object PlacePetaboli, Masulipatnam, India
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain-weave, painted, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed
DimensionsOverall: 67.3 x 82.5cm (26 1/2 x 32 1/2in.)
Credit LineGift of John Goelet
Accession number66.230
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceNasli M. Heeramaneck (b. 1902 - d. 1971) and Alice Heeramaneck (b. 1910 - d. 1993), New York. By 1966, John Goelet, Amblainville (Oise), France; 1966, gift of John Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1966)
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