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Dark blue akotifahana

Royal Ontario Museum

Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

Silk wrapper, known as “covered in silver” (mandiavola), wild silk (Borocera), natural dyes, metal beads

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  • Title: Dark blue akotifahana
  • Date Created: c. 1860
  • Location Created: Merina, Madagascar
  • Provenance: Object ID 947.1.6 Collected by William Ellis Gift of Mrs. A.D. Crooks
  • 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
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