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Lamba Mena
Merina women, Madagascar
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
Details
- 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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