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Cream-coloured brocaded akotifahana

Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

Akotifahana brocaded shawl (saly)
Chinese silk (Bombyx), supplementary wefts, natural and synthetic dyes

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Title: Cream-coloured brocaded akotifahana
Date Created: C. 1880
Location Created: Merina, Madagascar
Provenance: Object ID 2012.20.18 This acquisition was made possible by the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust
Original Source: http://www.rom.on.ca/en, http://www.rom.on.ca/en
Rights: Royal Ontario Museum, Royal Ontario Museum
Medium: Silk

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