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Shoulder wrap for women
(lamba MariMar) from
Boutique Manjakalandy
Merina peoples, Madagascar
2000
Mulberry silk, dye, bag of natural fibers
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, museum purchase,
2000-13-15
This loose weave style of lamba called MariMar, based on the wrap worn by the heroine of a Mexican television soap opera popular in Madagascar in 1999, is worn by young, educated urban women.
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Shoulder wrap for women
(lamba fitafy), arindrano pattern
Merina peoples, Madagascar
2000
Silk, dye
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, museum purchase,
2000-13-17
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Shoulder wrap for women
(lamba fitafy)
Woven by Emélie Rakotondramanana
Merina peoples, Madagascar
2000
Silk
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, museum purchase,
2000-13-14
The more traditional style white silk lamba
is preferred by older women.
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Shoulder wrap for women
(lamba MariMar)
Merina peoples, Madagascar
2000
Silk, dye
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, museum purchase,
2000-13-13
This loose weave style of lamba called MariMar, based on the wrap worn by the heroine of a Mexican television soap opera popular in Madagascar in 1999, is worn by young, educated urban women.
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Striped necktie, arindrano pattern
Merina peoples, Madagascar
2000
Synthetic fibers, dye
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, museum purchase, 2000-13-28
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Shoulder wrap with akotofahana weft-float pattern
Merina peoples, Madagascar
2001
Silk, dye
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, museum purchase, 2001-8-1.1
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Wall hanging
Woven by Zoarinivo Razakaratrimo (b. 1956)
Merina peoples, Madagascar
2001
Cotton, plant fiber, natural and found objects
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, museum purchase, 2001-10-1
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Wall hanging
Woven by Zoarinivo Razakaratrimo (b. 1956)
Merina peoples, Madagascar
2001
Cotton, plant fiber
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, museum purchase, 2001-10-2
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