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Lamba Mena

Merina women, Madagascar

African Heritage House

African Heritage House
Nairobi, Kenya

Merina women from the central highlands of Madagascar are famous for their brilliant textiles most notably the Lamba Mena woven of raw silk and used as a shroud for dead ancestors. It is red white, green and black in colour

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  • Title: Lamba Mena
  • Creator: Merina women, Madagascar
  • Manufacturer: Merina women, Madagascar
  • Type: Cloth
  • Photographer: David Beatty
  • Original Source: African Heritage House
  • Rights: African Heritage House
  • Medium: Raw silk
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