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A lamba is an untailored textile worn by all ages, classes, and genders across much of Madagascar. Woven from shining Bombyx mori silk, the lamba akotifahana takes its name from the weft-float motifs (akotifahana) that adorn it. Once the color of commoners and the enslaved, when Christianity became the state religion in 1869, elite churchgoers preferred white silk lambas. The rows of knotted fringe reflect Malagasy taste for Chinese-made “Manila shawls.”
A beige textile fragment features a repeating geometric pattern with vertical stripes of varying colors.
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