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Blue and purple Akotifahana

Royal Ontario Museum

Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

Akotifahana brocaded wrapper
Merina, Chinese silk (Bombyx), supplementary wefts, transverse selvedge, natural dyes

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  • Title: Blue and purple Akotifahana
  • Date Created: c. 1850-1870
  • Location Created: Merina, Madagascar
  • Provenance: Object ID 2010.27.2 This acquisition was made possible by the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust
  • Type: Wrapper
  • Original Source: http://www.rom.on.ca/en, http://www.rom.on.ca/en
  • Rights: Royal Ontario Museum, Royal Ontario Museum
  • Medium: Silk
Royal Ontario Museum

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