One of a pair of shawls (Lamba Landy Fotsy)
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One of a pair of shawls (Lamba Landy Fotsy) (1900s). Sundry Art - African Art Fund and Textile Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/2025.273.2

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A lamba is an untailored textile worn by all ages, classes, and genders across much of Madagascar. This is an example of a woman’s garment made after Queen Ranavalona II made Christianity the state religion of the Merina Kingdom. Soon after, all-white lamba became popular for both Sunday church and daily wear. Fotsy is white in the Malagasy language. Indicating its owner’s worldliness, the white-on-white patterns alluded to fashionable imported textiles with damask patterns.

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A pale cream silk textile fragment features a repeating floral pattern with intricate white embroidery and fringed edges.

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