Textile

78-2-1

From: Madagascar

Curatorial Section: African

View All (1) Object Images

Object Number 78-2-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Malagasy
Provenience Madagascar
Section African
Materials Cotton | Silk
Description

Lamba, "andrianos: many rivers"; the "rivers" are of crochet cotton, the rest is raw silk. Stripes are of black, white, ochre, green, and yellow; embroidered band and hemmed edges, hand-woven. Vertical center seam sewn with white thread.

Length 205 cm
Width 128 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Margaret Linton, 1978

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.